The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 11
“I ... I will not stay here!”
When Xavia looked at Yuri, she knew exactly what he meant.
This was too embarrassing!
Xavia continued shaking her head.
“My dear, please remember how kind I’ve always been to you. Just wait for me here. I’ll head home and look for some money, then drive back here to pick you up. After that, we can just stay outside for the night, okay?”
Yuri glanced at Richard as he said that sentence. This was also a reminder to Xavia that the reason why they came for the dinner tonight was because they wanted to embarrass Yuri and she should not forget that!
Okay!
Xavia calmed down when she thought of Richard.
Of course, Xavia had to prove that her new boyfriend was definitely a hundred times better than Richard! A hundred times better!
She must not lose face in front of Richard.
“Okay, fine, I’ll stay here and wait for you. Anyway, I know that you’re rich and you’ll definitely come back for me.”
Xavia intentionally spoke very loudly at this time.
When Yuri saw that Xavia had already agreed to stay, he hurriedly withdrew from the restaurant.
Xavia had originally wanted some of her friends to stay behind to accompany her. However, Cassandra said that it would not be good for so many people to be out of the dormitory so late at night. Therefore, she took the rest of the girls back to the campus with her.
Richard was the last one to leave the restaurant. In fact, Richard felt a little distressed when he saw Xavia in this state.
Seriously!
How could Yuri actually leave Xavia alone at the restaurant all by herself in the middle of the night? Richard could not help but feel his heart aching.
After all, he had already been in a relationship with Xavia for more than three years and he would be lying if he said that he did not have any feelings for her at all.
Even though Richard was very disappointed with Xavia, he could not bring himself to hate her at all. He kept persuading himself that Xavia was not really a bad person.
Richard did not feel happy at all to see Xavia in this kind of situation. If Xavia would just beg him and ask for his help, Richard would definitely agree without any hesitation at all.
However, at this time, Xavia simply glared at Richard with a cold expression on her face. She was confident that Yuri would definitely come back for her in a short while.
Ugh!
Richard could not help but sigh to himself. If that was the case, then he did not need to worry anymore.
Perhaps the Xavia that he felt distressed for was the sensible and well-behaved Xavia in the past, and not the vain and materialistic Xavia that she had become today.
Hence, Richard left the restaurant without turning back.
Richard got back to the boy’s dormitory a short while later. Richard had humiliated Yuri in front of all of his classmates and it was supposed to be a very happy day for him.
However, Richard was not happy at all.
At this time, Harper came over before he patted Richard gently on his shoulder. “Richard, are you okay with spending so much money for dinner today? We tried to stop you a few times but in the end, you ended up spending so much money anyway. You should have kept the thirty thousand dollars instead of spending it all at one go so you can enjoy and spend the rest of your days in university more comfortably.”
Richard smiled before he said, “Huh? Who told you that I only won thirty thousand dollars from the lottery?”
“What?”
Richard’s roommates quickly gathered around him because they were all in shock at this time.
“Well, I have a lot more money than this and even though the meal tonight cost quite a huge sum of money. In actual fact, I did not spend that much at all.”
Richard quickly explained the situation to his roommates.
“How much did you win from the lottery then, Richard?”
“Yes, how much did you win from the lottery, Richard? Don’t keep us in suspense any longer!”
At this time, Harper and the rest of his roommates were all lying on Richard’s bed as though they would not let him go to sleep if he did not tell them the truth.
Richard was helpless and he could only show them his fingers.
“Eight? Eighty thousand dollars?” Harper asked with a shocked expression on his face.
“Let’s go to sleep already! It’s Saturday tomorrow and I have to go to the library early in the morning to study. I have to go to bed early in order to wake up early tomorrow!” Richard replied as he covered his face with his quilt as he got ready to sleep.
“Tell me! Is it eighty thousand dollars or eight hundred thousand dollars?”
Harper was very anxious. However, after harassing Richard for a short while, Harper decided to give up.
In fact, it did not matter to him whether Richard won eighty thousand dollars or eight hundred thousand dollars. All that mattered to him was that Richard finally had some money.
Harper felt very content as he thought about it.
As Richard was hiding beneath his quilt, he could not sleep even though he really wanted to sleep.
This was because he was still worried for Xavia.
He did not know if she had already returned from the restaurant.
In fact, Richard had actually conducted an investigation on Yuri before and he found out that his family was not exactly very rich. Yuri’s father owned a factory and he gave Yuri about one thousand dollars for his allowance every month. Moreover, Richard knew that Yuri did not have a lot of savings.
He would definitely not have enough money to pay the bill tonight.
Moreover, based on his personality, Richard knew that Yuri would not go back and pick Xavia up from the restaurant.
Richard thought that Xavia would definitely call him to ask for his help. However, Richard waited until midnight and Xavia did not call him at all.
Why was he worried about her in the first place? The person that she loved was Yuri, and not him...
Richard felt very helpless at this time.
The next day was a Saturday. While Richard’s roommates were still lazing in bed, he received a phone call early in the morning but it was not a phone call from Xavia. Instead, it was a phone call from Zack!
Richard got out of bed before he rushed into the bathroom to answer the call.
“Good morning, Mr. Crawford!” Zack greeted Richard respectfully.
“My. Lyle, thank you for calling today. I’d like to ask you something...” Richard asked as he smiled.
“Mr. Crawford, please let me know what you’d like me to do. You can just give me your instructions and I’ll get it done immediately!”
Richard told Zack all about the money that he had spent at Homeland Kitchen last night.
“Oh! Is that so? Mr. Crawford, I don’t think you spent ten thousand dollars anyway. After all, the highend red wine that you ordered last night, which cost you nine thousand dollars, is actually produced by the Crawford family abroad. Therefore, the cost of the red wine was only a few hundred dollars. Hahaha...”
Zack smiled. To be honest, it was really a shame that Richard had only spent so little money just like that. However, Richard was already showing progress in the task that Jessica had already entrusted him to do.
“Mr. Crawford, what can I do for you? Do you want me to refund you the twenty thousand dollars? I’ll get to work as soon as you give me the order to do so...”
Zack listened as he said again, “Ahem. Forget it. After all, the money is also going back into my own business.”
Initially, Richard was planning to get his money back.
However, after listening to Zack’s tone, he felt that it would be really embarrassing if he asked him to transfer that money back to him.
Moreover, he would also feel a little embarrassed if he asked Zack to do that.
Anyway, the money that his sister had given to him came from all these industries and businesses that they owned.
“By the way, is there a reason for you calling me today, Mr. Lyle?” Richard asked immediately.
“Yes, there’s something I’d like to tell you. After finding out that your poverty-stricken days are over, the bosses of most of the major businesses on Mayberry Commercial Street would like to hold a special banquet as a celebration for you. I was just wondering if you’d have the time to attend the banquet since it is a Saturday,” Zack said in a soft tone.
Initially, Richard had planned to go out to relax.
However, since everyone had specially put together a special reception for him, he did not want to let them down. Moreover, Richard really wanted to get acquainted with more people. Otherwise, he would always look like a pauper and a fool.
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