The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 15
Richard felt very uneasy after hearing this news. He was clearly the one who had resolved the matter that Alice was referring to.
Indeed, Richard did not want to have anything to do with Alice. Moreover, the only reason why he decided to step up and resolve the situation that night was for Naomi’s sake.
However, at this moment, Alice had obviously misunderstood that Quinton was the one who helped her resolve the matter. She even felt that Quinton was very awesome and that was the reason why she made the decision to get together with Quinton.
Alice was indeed a very beautiful girl and she had never been in love before. She was an absolute goddess.
Richard would be lying if he said that he was not captivated by Alice’s appearance at all.
Should he look for an opportunity to tell Alice the truth? Even if she did not want to thank him, at least she would find out the truth and she would not end up getting in a relationship with someone just because of a mere misunderstanding!
Richard thought to himself at this time.
The group of people continued talking and laughing before they took a cab to Grand Marshall Restaurant on Mayberry Commercial Street.
The opening ceremony of Grand Marshall Restaurant was naturally very lively because of all the people that they knew and the entire lobby on the first floor was overcrowded at this time. Those who came in and out of the restaurant were all wealthy and powerful people.
“Quinton is really amazing! Alice, does it mean that Grand Marshall Restaurant on Mayberry
Commercial Street will belong to the Ziegler family in the future? Can we come here and play whenever we want to?” Jacelyn asked as she looked at Alice.
“Of course! Alice won’t forget us just because she has Brother Quinton now! Isn’t that right, Alice?”
After the girls stepped into the restaurant, they were all very excited and they could not help but look around the restaurant.
“Well, we’re all sisters. Of course, you can come here whenever you want to!”
“In fact, you might not know some news but Grand Marshall Restaurant doesn’t belong entirely to the Ziegler family!” Alice suddenly told the girls as they were all walking around the reception area.
“What? Didn’t the Ziegler family buy Grand Marshall Restaurant?”
“No, the Ziegler family only bought the rights to operate Grand Marshall Restaurant. The real moneymaker and owner is the big boss who owns the entire Mayberry Commercial Street. In fact, the whole commercial street belongs to this big boss!” Alice said as the expression on her face changed immediately.
“Everything on the Mayberry Commercial Street is all owned by one person? Isn’t this place organized by the Mayberry Chamber of Commerce?”
“Oh my god. Who does not know that the Mayberry Commercial Street is like an endless stream of money? Wasn’t it reported on the news that the total amount spent on Mayberry Commercial Street on a daily basis is about fourteen million dollars? That is billions of dollars worth here!”
“Of course, Grand Marshall Restaurant also accounts for more than a few million dollars every month and that would amount to more than tens of millions of dollars a year! The owner is making tons of money without even lifting a finger!”
Jacelyn and the other girls almost exploded when they heard the news.
It turned out that Mayberry Commercial Street was not organized by the Mayberry Chamber of Commerce. Instead, one single big boss owned almost every business on the street.
Wow! How much would that be worth?
“No way! I’m going insane just thinking about it. I want to find out if that big boss has a son. If he has a son, I hope I can marry him!”
Jacelyn and the other girls were all obsessed at this time.
Alice smiled bitterly before she shook her head and said, “Quinton told me that the big bosses of Mayberry Commercial Street are a pair of young brother and sister. Among them, the brother owns seventy percent of the business and establishments on Mayberry Commercial Street. The people here refer to him as Mr. Crawford and everyone says he seems like a very cool person. They even held a welcoming banquet for him at noon today. Unfortunately, Quinton only received the confirmation to run the restaurant later in the afternoon and he did not have the chance to meet the owner!”
At this time, Alice could not help but think to herself. This young man was such an extraordinary person. How could he possibly be attracted to an ordinary girl like herself? Moreover, Alice really wanted to find out more about this young owner and she tried to look him up on the Internet but she could not find any news about him at all.
Ugh!
At this time, Richard was listening to their conversation and he could not help but feel a little embarrassed. This was especially because Alice said that Mr. Crawford was very young and cool.
Was he very cool?
Could it be that everyone had misunderstood when he hit Elena and the other girls?
At the same time, Richard felt a little weird inside.
He wondered how Alice and Jacelyn would react if they knew that the young boss that they were talking about was him...
“Alice! Why didn’t you tell me that you’re here?”
As everyone was eagerly discussing the restaurant, Quinton, who was dressed smartly in formal attire, walked over with Harold by his side.
Quinton was especially handsome today. At least, he was really handsome in front of the group of girls!
“I saw that you were busy socializing and entertaining your customers ... are you tired?”
Alice smiled as she spoke in a soft manner. She had never been in a relationship before and she was not the kind of girl who would act coquettishly in front of guys, which was the way her roommate, Jacelyn, would always act.
Therefore, she could only speak in a shy manner.
“I’m fine! Some of the uncles and owners of the businesses on the Mayberry Commercial Street have come to visit us today. I just found a table for them. Come, Alice! I will get you guys a table now,” Quinton replied with a bright smile on his face.
At this time, he suddenly saw Richard who was standing right at the back of the crowd.
Richard was touching a small wooden horse that was placed on a shelf. The small wooden horse looked very delicate and it was made out of sandalwood. Richard was immediately attracted to it.
He was filled with curiosity at this moment.
“Hey! That thing is very fragile. Please be careful, Brother Richard!” Quinton quickly said in a sarcastic tone.
In fact, Quinton was still a little displeased and envious of Richard because he had embarrassed him at Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.
Yes, even though the only reason Richard could afford to bring them in to enjoy a luxurious meal inside Wayfair Mountain Entertainment was because Zack owed him a favor for saving his daughter’s life, Quinton was still very jealous of him.
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