[{"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-509":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},1748993,2236,"Chapter 508: 508: Falling Out _1","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-509",509,"\u003Cp>Chapter 508: Chapter 508: Falling Out _1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan Caldwell’s heart turned ice-cold the moment he saw Beckett Carmichael’s change of attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having worked under Beckett Carmichael for so long, he was very clear about his own boss’s personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The always unyielding and haughty Beckett Carmichael, when did he ever show such respect to others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General Caldwell, what’s the situation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stacy Cook wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked in a trembling voice, “Could there be a mistake? This youngster before us, is the Radcliffe Family’s son-in-law who’s been doing laundry and cooking at home, never even stepping out the door for three years. How could he possibly know your boss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Stacy had only returned to Gonzalez City not long ago, because of Bran Cook’s reason, he had used his subordinates to thoroughly investigate Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even monitored every place Julius Reed visited and the people he contacted daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several days of tracking, no valuable intelligence was found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed was just as Bran Cook described him: idling his days away, doing nothing of significance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No background and no connections whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a complete bumpkin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Stacy Cook did not believe that such a bumpkin could cause trouble and offend people and still be alive to this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more bizarre, how did a live-in son-in-law who was cooped up at home for three years manage to have such a strong backer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodyguard he brought back was a formidable presence, capable of fighting more than a dozen men single-handedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in front of Julius Reed, they were like elementary school students, getting beaten black and blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, all indications pointed to Julius Reed truly having a plain background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So plain that he had no connections at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Beckett Carmichael was actually getting angry with his own long-time employee over this useless good-for-nothing Julius Reed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right! CEO Carmichael, could you have mistaken him for someone else? This kid is just a useless wretch; how could he possibly know you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reminded by Stacy Cook, Tristan Caldwell also realized something was awry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had followed Beckett Carmichael for so many years, how could he not know his boss had such a friend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael’s connections were all in the capital. How could a small place like Gonzalez City have anyone worth Beckett Carmichael making an acquaintance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only explanation was that it was a case of mistaken identity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tristan Caldwell, you really think highly of yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this sentence, Beckett Carmichael looked coldly at his subordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, what’s really going on…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Questioned like this by Beckett Carmichael, Tristan Caldwell was utterly bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had joined Marthew Abernathy Group for many years and was considered a veteran in the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On ordinary days, Beckett Carmichael was quite polite to him, treating him more like a friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, his own boss was acting too out of the ordinary!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So abnormal that it was somewhat frightening!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A bet is a bet; drink these two bottles of wine here and now,” Beckett Carmichael said expressionlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His subordinate was actually foolish enough to offend Julius Reed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then don’t blame him for sacrificing a pawn to save his chariot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, this… if I drink this, it could kill a person!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the two opened bottles of ‘water of life’ in front of him, Tristan Caldwell swallowed nervously, his body trembling involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drinking it, even if he didn’t die, would cost him half his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what bet did you make with me just now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed asked with raised eyebrows, “Just now General Caldwell was quite serious when he said it. Could it be that nowadays, a person of your status would go back on your word?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! If the general manager of my Marthew Abernathy Group goes back on his word and it gets out, it would be a scandal for the company! Tristan Caldwell, do you want to tarnish the company’s image?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael chimed in from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, no matter what, Tristan Caldwell had to drink these two bottles of wine; otherwise, he couldn’t explain himself to Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having led the Carmichael family to such heights, would Beckett Carmichael care about losing a general manager?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hero without a touch of ruthlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“CEO Carmichael, I know I was wrong! Please, for the sake of the decade and more we’ve worked together, give me a way out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan Caldwell kneeled right in front of Beckett Carmichael, clutching his thighs and begging for mercy incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the alcohol’s courage had long been scared out of him, and he was completely panic-stricken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t the plan to deal with a loser?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did it just so happen that he ran into his own boss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this loser, he was a friend of his boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stacy Cook, you’ve made me suffer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a trembling hand, Tristan Caldwell pointed at Stacy Cook, his body unable to stop shivering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were four bottles of the water of life on the table, a terrifying sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really drank it, he feared neither he nor Stacy Cook would be able to leave alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drink! You have three minutes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael glanced at his watch and said indifferently, “Mr. Reed said. You’re a dignified man, I’ll give you a dignified way out. If you don’t want dignity, then I’ll help you to it! Remember! My Carmichael Group will absolutely not harbor liars! Not even one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, Tristan Caldwell collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Beckett Carmichael’s character very well, ruthless in his methods, heartless when he turned his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he said today that he must drink two bottles of the water of life, no amount of pleading from Tristan Caldwell would elicit the slightest sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This drink is as mild as water, I just drank a bottle and didn’t feel a thing,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed said with a smile from across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of years of longevity, the water of life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does it matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s nothing but alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never met a drink the Dragon King dared not imbibe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“CEO Carmichael. You’re forcing my hand! Since you don’t show any compassion, don’t blame me, Bran Cook, for not showing any respect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already scared witless, Bran Cook tried hard to calm himself down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, he had spent a few years in Africa, grappling with life and death every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had faced countless trials and tribulations; how could today’s events count for anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss! Someone is threatening us here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly stood up and shouted loudly inside the restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his shout, a glimmer of light flashed in Tristan Caldwell’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was the Northern Restaurant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its owner was American, and he had quite the reputation on the mainland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone caused trouble at the Northern Restaurant, at the lightest they’d be kicked out, at the worst they’d be thrown into Gonzalez City’s docks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tristan Caldwell, you really made a good friend!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Bran Cook’s cry for help, Beckett Carmichael’s eyes narrowed, and a killing aura suddenly radiated from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry! CEO Carmichael, you were the one who was ruthless and heartless! Don’t blame me, your brother, for being impolite!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tristan Caldwell quickly got up from the ground, moved next to Bran Cook, and looked at Beckett Carmichael with a cold laugh, “I haven’t lived enough, I don’t want to die! If you want me dead, I won’t make it easy for you! This is Gonzalez City, and your Eli Yarrow isn’t by your side!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bran Cook hadn’t decided on a do-or-die resistance, Tristan Caldwell wouldn’t have realized Eli Yarrow was not present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Eli Yarrow was absent, Bran Cook could just call people over and easily escape with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Beckett Carmichael?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty dragon cannot crush the local snake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Bran Cook’s subordinates, what could Beckett Carmichael alone with a few bodyguards possibly achieve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at that moment, the owner of the Northern Restaurant came down from upstairs, surrounded by a group of security guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These guards were all Americans, each of them muscular and none of them looked easy to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone is threatening us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bran Cook pointed at Beckett Carmichael, “It’s him, forcing us to drink the water of life inside your restaurant!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1383,"2026-06-06T17:05:02.058Z",1,"novelbin.me","a9c9e33dd85a5d365ab4453cf662b6ca80a2008b4b982c8793c251e65b0eb285","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-510","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-508",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]