[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1010":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Legend of Dragon Son-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1749494,2236,"Chapter 1009 - 1009 109 The Joy of the Rich","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1010",1010,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1009: Chapter 109: The Joy of the Rich Chapter 1009: Chapter 109: The Joy of the Rich When Thomas Pendleton heard he had been betrayed, his heart sank, and he clenched his fists tightly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otis Radcliffe’s gaze was equally dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve really disappointed me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radcliffe had almost squeezed these words out through his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first confrontation with Julius Reed after returning to Gonzalez City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was a complete debacle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had he lost, but he had also lost all face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Darnell…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect him to pull such a move…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton stood there, panicked and at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, if one was harassed by a hoodlum, they would surely argue back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And according to what he knew about Julius Reed, this kind of person who hated evil like an enemy would have taken action directly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For as long as anyone could remember, Julius Reed had always been a man of action rather than words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why was he so polite to a young man today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was fishy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was done was done, and under the influence of money, the young man had betrayed Thomas Pendleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This has nothing to do with me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otis Radcliffe said in a heavy tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his bodyguard immediately separated the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is it, Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed, with his hands clasped behind his back, looked towards the hundred or so people in the hall and said, “If it’s a shrinking turtle, then I won’t mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless eyes were suddenly all focused on Thomas Pendleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a wealthy second-generation and a scourge of Gonzalez City, Thomas Pendleton had quite a reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost half of Gonzalez City knew of this profligate son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, without guessing, everyone knew who Thomas Pendleton was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re slandering me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton wanted to hide but couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He angrily stepped forward, pointing at the young man, “I don’t know you at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, I suspect you two are acting, directing and acting out a play, to ruin my reputation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton quickly thought on his feet, a hint of a smile on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On hearing this, Otis Radcliffe also nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countercharging, not bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Julius Reed with no room for excuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those in the hall started to believe it, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, there are cameras over there, you must have prepared them for filming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton was quite pleased with his quick wit and hurriedly walked over, pointing to three cameras in the corner, “Look!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it, why else would there be cameras in a perfectly good hall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must want to blame me, then make a video and spread it, to ruin my reputation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a classic case of a perpetrator playing the victim first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blurted out his whole plan, looking smugly at Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see how his opponent would respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was nothing short of a self-exposure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no other way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the video could no longer be made, annoying Julius Reed even once meant achieving his goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, it was an explanation for Otis Radcliffe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pendleton, you’re very detailed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How come you’re as clear about it as the person involved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed led people into the hall and looked at the three cameras, “Did I arrange for this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who else but you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton was somewhat carried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his opinion, it was now almost impossible for Julius Reed to clear himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only knew these three people were arranged by me because you said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baseless words don’t count, we go by evidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed, hands clasped behind his back, chuckled and said, “It’s not like it’s true just because you say it is, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thomas Pendleton, you bastard!” the young man cursed angrily, “Dare to do but not to acknowledge, may your child be born without an asshole!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton was so furious that he was about to start hitting the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The camera is recording, man, I am the hoodlum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hit me, just try it out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man looked at Thomas Pendleton with a triumphant smirk and spat, “Pah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton, disgusted, wiped the spit off his face with a tissue, grinding his teeth with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he really be arguing with a hoodlum?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Thomas Pendleton decided to attribute all his hatred towards Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He approached the three cameramen, blinking and asked, “Who hired you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three were private photographers he had paid for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equipments were their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it’s this gentleman…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them saw Thomas Pendleton winking and understood immediately what he meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take someone’s money, completely remove their troubles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They unhesitatingly dumped the blame onto Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton looked at Julius Reed with a smug expression, “You dare to do it but not admit it, are you even a man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, Otis Radcliffe was thrilled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to see Julius Reed in a plight filled his heart with immense satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since his grandfather’s birthday party, he hadn’t seen Julius Reed suffer a loss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been almost a year…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed was neither annoyed nor angry but walked over to the three photographers with interest, “Hired by me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were frantic, but they had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ɲονցο.сο\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then do you have any evidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this equipment mine too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed caressed the three cameras, scrutinizing them closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were expensive, each worth over a hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As you know, a rich man like me wouldn’t let a photographer bring their own equipment, it’s beneath my status.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The equipment is also yours…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them gritted their teeth and uttered these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed, what else do you have to say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Pendleton was even more smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how much do I pay you a day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed ignored Thomas Pendleton, who was like a clown behind him, and pointed at the young fellows, “I can casually toss a few hundred thousand to a passerby; I hope your answer doesn’t disappoint me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photographers were at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did Thomas Pendleton actually do this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some began to speculate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t seem like something Julius Reed would do…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shush!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it’s true or not, Thomas Pendleton is President Radcliffe’s friend…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see, let’s stop talking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wealthy men in the hall were expressing their thoughts one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these words were particularly grating on Otis Radcliffe’s ears!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disliked people fearing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially supporting Thomas Pendleton just because of their relationship with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was fake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted these people to genuinely despise Julius Reed and support himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, disloyalty and a lack of commitment would surely lead to trouble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A hundred thousand…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, someone spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed nodded and reached out to Terry Moore, “Lend me your Rolex for a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure thing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terry Moore took off his Rolex and placed it in Julius Reed’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed held the Rolex tightly and smashed it down onto the camera lens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A camera lens is incredibly expensive, practically the soul of the camera!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first camera’s lens was shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photographers were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was their livelihood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lenses of all three cameras, completely destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rolex was undamaged, or if it was, the damage was imperceptible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first photographer to recover was furiously staring at Julius Reed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, the cameras were like their wives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said these were my cameras,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed, hands in his pockets, spoke with a smile, “Sadly, this is how a rich man’s happiness is—crude, monotonous, and boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I don’t smash a couple to hear the sound every day, I feel uneasy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the angry expressions of the three, he waved his hand, “You can go now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just leave behind that hundred thousand you each took from me as payment before you leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1358,"2026-06-06T17:05:15.459Z",1,"novelbin.me","c1e43e9be77ae8e94d266c617e326517fc4347ec0dc1d06302dca8c857db2c83","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1011","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1009",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]