The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 14
“Thirty thousand dollars? Who said I won thirty thousand dollars? That is all their own guesses and assumptions. I only withdrew thirty thousand dollars from the bank but who said that I won thirty thousand dollars from the lottery?” Richard replied with a confident expression on his face.
When Whitney saw the expression on his face, she could feel her heart sinking immediately.
Sure enough, her guess was right. Since Richard was more than willing to spend twenty-two thousand dollars at one go, Richard must definitely have won more than thirty thousand dollars in the lottery.
“How much did you win, then?”
“It isn’t convenient for me to tell you that much. Anyway, it isn’t too much! Not too much at all! Okay, Miss President Jenkins, if there isn’t anything else, I’d like to leave now!” Richard replied with an indifferent expression on his face.
Whitney felt as though she was about to explode at this time!
“Hmph! Do you really think you’re so great? You’re just fortunate to win some money from the lottery!
However, you can never be compared to a second-generation rich kid like Victor!”
Whitney stomped angrily because she could not stand Richard’s current attitude towards herself.
Victor was also a second-generation rich kid. Though he was not very capable nor impressive, no matter what it was, in Whitney’s eyes, a second-generation rich kid was definitely better compared to Richard who had merely won the lottery.
Beep. Beep
At this time, an Audi A6 stopped right beside Whitney.
After rolling down the car window, Victor stuck his head out as he looked at Whitney.
“Whitney, why is your complexion so pale? Are you feeling unwell? Or do you not want to accompany me for my Audi A6 maintenance appointment?” Victor asked casually.
“No, Victor, it isn’t that. I’m just feeling a little depressed. Actually, I’m feeling a little confused right now and I’m also feeling inexplicably depressed! Ahh! Why am I feeling so depressed?”
Whitney could not explain her feelings at this time.
When Victor saw that Whitney was feeling so upset, he knew that his opportunity had come and he hurriedly comforted her. “Whitney, why don’t you get into my car first? You can slowly tell me what happened. Perhaps I will be able to help you then...”
Whitney nodded.
Since more and more of the students were coming out to play at this time, Whitney felt very good and proud to be sitting in an Audi A6.
After getting into the car, Victor parked his car at the entrance of the university and he did not intend to drive away at all. At this time, Whitney quickly told Victor about her encounter with Richard.
“Pfft!”
Victor sneered before he said, “Whitney, why are you so worried about Richard? So, what if he won the lottery? I heard that Richard has already become a pauper again! Hahaha. I had actually wanted to tell you all about it today!”
Last night, Victor had also been embarrassed because Richard had actually paid for a more expensive package at Homeland Restaurant compared to him. He had also been very curious and concerned about Richard winning the lottery.
Therefore, he sent someone to look into the situation.
“What? So, has Richard really turned into a pauper again? Who did you hear the news from? According to one of Richard’s classmates, Richard won more than thirty thousand dollars from the lottery and that’s the reason why he was more than willing to spend twenty-two thousand dollars on dinner last night!” Whitney said immediately.
“Hahaha. Yes, it’s true that Richard won thirty thousand dollars from the lottery. The reason why he spent twenty-two thousand dollars on dinner was because he wanted to fight against his love rival, Yuri. Both of them had wanted to show off in terms of who had more money and they decided to split the bill for one of the most expensive private rooms with signature dishes. Richard went all in and that was the reason why he paid so much money for the dinner last night. Even though Yuri had also lost face last night because he could not pay eleven thousand dollars on the spot, I would say that they were both the losers last night!”
“Ahh! So, it turns out to be like that. I knew that Richard would never be so lucky but...”
Whitney continued speaking. “Victor, did you know that Richard actually got off a Ferrari in front of the school entrance just now? Moreover, that Ferrari is an international limited edition worth at least seven to eight hundred thousand dollars! I asked him about it and he told me that the Ferrari belongs to his friend!”
“Oh? Did something like that happen? Did you see clearly? Was it really an international limited edition Ferrari?”
“Yes, I saw it clearly!”
“Damn it! How could Richard possibly know someone who drives a limited edition Ferrari?” Victor mumbled to himself.
Both of them felt very depressed at this time.
How could Richard actually have better connections than they had?
How could that be possible? How could they allow it?
No! Absolutely not!
Both of them were very depressed as they headed for the first round of maintenance for his Audi A6.
Victor was very proud of his car but the Ferrari driven by Richard’s friend made him feel a little embarrassed. Both of them had a tacit understanding and felt that they had to find out the truth behind Richard’s friend.
After that, at the car maintenance shop, as Victor was waiting for the maintenance to be done, he started a conversation with the boss because he wanted to gain some admiration and respect from these people who were looking at him with admiration in their eyes at this time.
At this time, the person who was responsible for maintaining Victor’s vehicle said, “Sir, I think that it’s very wise of you to choose a high-end Audi as your personal car. Our Audi cars are unlike any of the other high-end or luxury cars in the market. For instance, a Ferrari sports car only makes people feel as though they are well-respected. Only rich people would invest in those kinds of cars.”
“Now, most ordinary wealthy businessmen would focus on cars such as Audi or BMW instead.”
“But, don’t you think that it is much better to be driving a Ferrari? You’d definitely gain much more attention and face if you are driving a Ferrari!” Whitney could not help but say in a sour manner at this time.
“Hahaha. Beauty, you should also take note of who’s using or driving the luxury car, then. Let’s not talk about anything else. Let’s just talk about Ferrari sports cars. These are absolute luxury cars costing at least a few hundred thousands of dollars each. Owning a Ferrari is equivalent to branding yourself as a rich and wealthy man.”
“Just a few days ago, they proposed a set of marketing plans in order to stimulate the development of the junior and middle-class. As long as you’re willing to pay a deposit of seven thousand dollars, you’ll be assigned a designated driver to drive you around in their most luxurious Ferraris! Moreover, you’d also be given the opportunity to test drive the car yourself!”
“I’m glad that the really wealthy people such as yourself aren’t influenced by such vehicles or offers, Mr. Wright. On the contrary, there are many other young people nowadays who aren’t down to earth and are only filled with vanity. Even though their families don’t actually own any big businesses and despite some of these people facing their own financial difficulties, they’re more than willing to pay the deposit just to satisfy their own vanity and have an opportunity to test drive the Ferrari.”
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