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. 

Her hands had been soaked with her sweat. The man's gaze seemed to

have seen

Lucia gulped nervously. 

away and ordered, "Ask

walked towards the glass door and pressed the open button.

am sorry to keep you waiting. President Adams

Brook nodded and turned to Lucia.

She nodded, hardly recovered from the shock just

didn't seem to be surprised by their coming out from the inner room. He said expressionlessly, "Sorry

so busy. We should be understanding." August nodded slightly. He

Business ahead! We would have to have the meeting some other day. I'll be at the shooting

Brook nodded. "That's

and hurriedly answered the

a serious look. "President Adams, an emergency at the

nodded. "Go

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

nodded and, after mentioning Lucia goodbye, he left in

August, Lucia and Burton were left in the conference

at

well. They silently

without an extra word, walked out

two of them were in the spacious conference room.

initiative to speak. "You saw

breath and

coming out of the

to speak with composure. Yes. I saw

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

declined,

up at her and asked, "What? Afraid

also sensed the distance and the

that something extremely heavy had pressed her chest. She hesitated, but she looked up at

at last and said word by word, "August Adams, is it

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