Chapter 424 Cold-Blooded August 

 

Though Bishop left, the coldness in the conference room lingered. It even grew stronger the atmosphere  became grim and frightening. 

Director Downs had been paralyzed with fright. He looked at August and pleaded with a trembling voice, 

"President Adams, please forgive me. I was put up into this by Mr. Bishop..." 

Hearing this, August didn't relent at all. He turned to Jasper and ordered indifferently, "Business is business." Jasper immediately nodded. He dragged Director Downs by his back collar and dragged the man out of the  conference room. 

Lucia, as she watched everything happen in the conference room, kept emitting cold sweat. 

At this moment, August, to her, was completely a stranger. A stranger who would never dine with her, joke. 

with her or have a bet with her as he did days ago. 

Soon, the people in the conference room left. Only August and Burton were left. 

August flipped through the ledger at hand, exuding coldness of rage. Soon, he threw the book onto the table. 

and said, "Make copies of them and send them to my father.' 

Burton nodded. 

Since the Adams brothers had brutally put their hostilities with each other on the table, August didn't think it 

necessary to keep things secret and spare Bishop's feelings. It was merely a matter of time before Eliot Adamas knew it. 

At that moment, knocks were heard. Soon, the assistant pushed the door open. "President Adams." 

It was the assistant who brought Lucia and Director Brook in. She stood before August and looked towards the 

inner room. She reported, "President Adams, two film directors came for you. They were waiting in the  conference room. Due to the emergency, I put them in the inner room." 

Hearing this, August slowly landed his gaze on the inner room. 

soaked with her sweat. The man's gaze seemed to be able to penetrate through the one-side glass and lock on

knows I have seen all these?

Lucia gulped nervously. 

August looked away and

pressed

smile, "Mr. Brook, Ms. Mitchell am sorry to keep you waiting.

turned to Lucia. "Let's

from the shock just

surprised by their coming out from the inner

Brook smiled. "It's okay. President Adams, you're so busy. We should be understanding." August nodded slightly. He looked down at his wrist watch and said, "I'm afraid we won't

other day. I'll be at

Brook nodded.

he spoke, his phone rang. Director Brook had a look at the caller's ID and hurriedly answered the call. Needless to say, it must be a call

and came back with a serious look. "President Adams, an emergency at the

nodded. "Go ahead."

the meeting today was canceled, Director Brook didn't think it necessary for him to stick around.

after mentioning Lucia goodbye, he left

August, Lucia and Burton were left in the conference

stared at

confronted his eyes in silence as well. They silently looked at

an extra word, walked out of the conference room and closed the

this moment, only the two of them were

the initiative to speak. "You saw

and she knew what he

of the inner room, he still knew that she had seen everything in

tried to speak with composure. Yes.

lips but uttered not a sound. After a short silence, he said, "Let me

subconsciously declined, "Don't

frown. He looked up

the distance and the

her chest. She hesitated, but she

last and said word by word, "August Adams, is it true that, in your eyes, everything

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