The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 16
After all, Alice was the one who had brought him here and if Xavia continued ridiculing Richard, then it would really embarrass her.
After all, only an owner should be able to hit their own dog, right?
“Come, why don’t you sit here? Since Yuri and Xavia are also from the same university, all of you should sit together!”
Quinton brought Richard and everyone else to a huge table. After that, he assigned them one by one so they could sit down. Yuri and Xavia did not decline sitting with them because if they sat with them, Xavia would be able to show off!
However, as soon as Yuri and Xavia arrived, the table that could actually accommodate fifteen people suddenly became slightly crowded. The six of them in Alice’s dormitory, five of them in Harper’s dormitory, and Naomi would make up a total of twelve people. At this time, Xavia, Yuri, and Quinton would also be sitting at this table.
Therefore, this naturally meant that there would be no space for Richard at all.
“Oh no! This is really embarrassing! Brother Richard, I’m sorry but there isn’t a seat left for you.”
Quinton smiled coldly before he behaved as though he felt very apologetic at this time.
Harper hurriedly said, “Richard, why don’t you come over here and squeeze with us instead?”
“It wouldn’t be nice for us to squeeze together. After all, many wealthy and powerful people come to this place. If we squeezed together, it wouldn’t look good at all...”
Quinton scratched his head and he could not help but sigh at this time. “I was originally planning to sit here with all of you so we could chat and talk before I go up on stage to participate in the opening ceremony. Since I won’t be eating anyway, I will just go up on stage and Richard can take my seat instead!”
“No way! No way! Absolutely not!” Jacelyn and the other girls yelled immediately. “If you give up your seat to Richard, then he will be sitting between Alice and I! Absolutely not! Moreover, we don’t want you to leave, Brother Quinton! We still want to listen to more of your stories and gain some insight from you!”
Everyone continued speaking, one after the other and this placed Richard in a very difficult position.
Damn it!
He would definitely take his revenge on them later.
Richard could not help but feel a little hatred in his heart. He was about to leave at this time so that he did not need to look at their faces anymore. After all, he was already in a bad mood.
At this time, the host’s voice suddenly sounded on stage:
“Quiet! Everyone, please be quiet. Tonight...”
The opening ceremony is about to begin and the host was giving his speech at this time. Everyone quickly took their own seats and the atmosphere in the banquet hall was very quiet at this time.
Richard did not have a seat and he was standing awkwardly in the middle of the banquet hall. Naturally, he attracted the attention of many people.
“Oh my god. Look at that person. Why is he just standing there in such an awkward manner?”
“Is he a waiter? No, he doesn’t look like a waiter. Just look at the way he’s dressed! Do you think that he secretly sneaked in here to steal food and drinks?”
“Hahaha! This is so embarrassing. That poor man has no seat? How did the Ziegler family plan their opening ceremony? Why is their guest standing awkwardly in the center of the banquet hall with no allocated seat?”
A few of the guests started whispering among themselves.
At the same time, at one of the main tables closer to the stage, a group of young men and women were seated together at this time. This table was usually reserved for people with distinguished statuses and strong family backgrounds.
The banquet hall in Grand Marshall Restaurant was very large and even though Quinton was the one who had personally arranged the table for Alice and her friends, he could only get a table in the center of the banquet hall for her.
Therefore, this group of young men and women were obviously very wealthy and powerful.
One of the young men smiled at another young man who was dressed in white before he said, “Brother Aiden, Sister Elena, look at that! I think that Grand Marshall Restaurant messed up today! Hahaha!
Someone had actually come in here to beg for food!”
The young men dressed in white quickly raised his head as he glanced at the direction that his companion was pointing at.
After that, he rubbed his eyes to confirm that he was not seeing things before he exclaimed, “Damn it! It’s Mr. Crawford!”
As soon as she heard the words ‘Mr. Crawford’, Elena, who had always been very cold and indifferent, suddenly raised her head because she was startled. In fact, Elena could still remember how Richard looked when she saw him the first time.
“It’s really him!” Elena muttered to herself.
“Oh my god. It really is Mr. Crawford.”
The other young men and women suddenly recognized Richard at a single glance.
Everyone was nervous and confused at this time.
“Mr. Crawford? What are you talking about? Brother Aiden! That is obviously a beggar. Are you sure...”
Slap!
The young man dressed in white was none other than Aiden. When he saw the young men calling Richard a beggar, he gave him a slap across the face immediately.
“Damn it! Who are you calling a beggar? Are you tired of living?”
The young men covered his face with his hand with an aggrieved expression on his face.
“Since Mr. Crawford is here, should we go and say hello to him, Brother Aiden?”
Several of the young men spoke up at this time. Richard was one of the big bosses behind the entire Mayberry Commercial Street and the strength of the Crawford family was even more unimaginable. Whoever could get acquainted with Richard would definitely be able to soar up into the sky and that person would never be exhausted for any resources in this lifetime. Moreover, Richard was also the boss of Aiden and his family.
He was incredible.
“Wait a minute! It seems as though something is wrong!”
Aiden remained calm as he observed the situation at the center of the banquet hall. He could see Richard standing alone in the center of the banquet hall and some of the girls seated at the table beside him were all laughing at him at this time.
It suddenly became clear to him.
This was because Aiden already understood Richard’s situation when he sent him back to his campus yesterday.
Richard had not revealed his identity yet.
Aiden knew this because Richard would not be so humble and low-key if he had already revealed his identity to his friends and schoolmates. Moreover, if his identity had already been exposed, there would definitely be a number of bodyguards protecting the entrance and exit of the university. More importantly, Richard would not even continue studying at Mayberry University.
If they rushed over there right now, they would definitely expose Richard’s identity and this would undoubtedly place a lot of attention on Richard. Moreover, they might even cause a lot of unforeseen trouble to Richard. At that time, he would only be stabbing himself in the foot.
Aiden’s father was very well versed in reading and handling people and awkward situations and Aiden was not that bad at it too.
“Oh no, Brother Aiden! It seems as though Mr. Crawford is getting ridiculed by those scumbags. This is our chance to step in and assist him! We shouldn’t just sit here and watch them ridicule him, right?” one of the second-generation rich kids said anxiously.