The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 22
“Yes, I won a bit of money!” Richard replied as he smiled.
“Why did you spend all that money? Didn’t you save some money for yourself?” Mila asked.
“Save some? Richard is such a vain person, so how could he possibly have saved any money? Hahaha...” At this time, Victor had just walked into the room, and he happened to hear everyone discussing how Richard had won the lottery.
How could he possibly not take advantage of this opportunity to trample on Richard?
“Okay, okay, everyone, please take your seats. By the way, I ran into the president of the student union from the other department when I went downstairs just now. I invited a few of them to come over and join us for dinner later!” Victor said as he laughed.
“That would be perfect, but Victor, even though our room is very luxurious and exquisite, I’m afraid that we will not be able to fit so many people into our room.”
When Whitney heard that the president of the student union from the other department was also here, she became very interested and happy.
Whitney really wanted to meet up with them because she was someone who loved to make good and close relationships with anyone who had power and status.
“Yes! Three of them will be coming over to join us. If it was just two of them, it would be easy for us to squeeze them in. However, it is clearly difficult for us to squeeze another extra person in!” Victor said anxiously as he scratched his forehead.
Richard knew that he was deliberately saying those words to him.
Now, the only reason why Richard came for the dinner tonight was because he was giving Mila face.
Gatherings with friends were always like this. One friend would be invited, and he would invite another friend, and so forth.
Even though the host would feel uncomfortable with this situation, he would not be able to say anything at all.
Richard was placed in a very tough spot because Mila was the one who had invited him here tonight.
Sigh. Tough love. Richard could not help but sigh to himself.
When he saw the jug of juice on the table, Richard wanted to pick it up to pour himself a cup of juice.
However, before he could pick up the jug, someone turned the Lazy Susan around and moved the jug of juice away from him.
Since there was now a pot of tea in front of him, Richard decided to drink some tea instead.
However, before he could pick up the pot of tea, someone turned the Lazy Susan again.
Who was it?
Richard was startled and raised his head to look around, only to notice that Whitney had one hand placed on the Lazy Susan. She was also glaring at him.
“Richard, didn’t you hear what Victor just said? He said that this table would be overcrowded and there would be one extra person at this table!”
What did it have to do with him even if there would be one extra person at the table?
He really had to teach this woman a lesson when he had the opportunity to do so.
Richard had truly had enough of Whitney’s nonsense.
“He is so shameless! He is eating for free, and he is actually occupying someone else’s seat as though he belongs here!” Quinn also chimed in contemptuously.
She naturally said this on behalf of Victor and everyone else at the table. After all, she had nothing good to say to Richard since she also personally despised and looked down on him.
“Mila, why don’t you ask Richard to go back first? You can just invite him out for dinner next time. Just look at how messy and difficult the table arrangement and seating is now! This is completely unnecessary!” Whitney began to persuade and work her charms on Mila at this time.
Mila frowned immediately. If she had known that something like this would happen, she would not have come here with Richard at all.
At this time, Mila was contemplating whether to leave the restaurant with Richard.
Before she could say anything, Quinn pointed at a small table next to them before saying, “Well, Richard does not necessarily have to leave. However, he will need to go and sit at that small table over there to eat his dinner instead. We will give him some dishes on a plate. That would not make much difference for him anyway, right?”
“Okay then, I think that’s a great idea. Since Richard is just a pauper, we should not let him get used to eating too many good dishes anyway. Otherwise, he will not be able to afford to pay for his appetite in the future!” Nathaniel agreed with Quinn as he laughed.
These bunch of people really had very foul mouths!
To be honest, Richard just wanted to slam his hands on the table and leave immediately.
However, as soon as he stood up, Richard changed his mind immediately.
Leave?
If he left, wouldn’t he be teased and ridiculed all day by them for no reason at all?
D*mn it! He was not going to leave today! After all, how could he possibly allow them to bully him in his own territory?
This thought ran through Richard’s mind in an instant.
After that, he nodded before he said, “Okay, that’s fine. I will just sit at that small table.”
After he had spoken, Richard grabbed his stool before sitting down directly in front of the small table.
At this time, someone suddenly pushed the room door open...
At this time, one young man and two young women walked into the room with the floor manager from last time.
The young man and the two young women looked like students from the other department in their university.
The young man was very handsome and tall, and the two young women were dressed in short skirts and were both very beautiful.
This felt like a scene where the guy had won over two beautiful girls for himself.
Richard could not help but feel a little uncomfortable when he witnessed this scene. Why couldn’t he be liked by beautiful girls such as this? Ugh...
The tall young man greeted each of them one by one.
Just then, he suddenly saw Richard who was sitting alone at the side.
“Hello, brother! My name is Lenny Dumont! I am the president of the student union for the management department. Let’s ... be friends?”
The young man quickly greeted Richard with a very sophisticated smile on his face.
The two beautiful girls who had come with him also stared curiously at Richard.
However, when they saw his casual clothes and the way Richard was dressed, they started feeling a little contemptuous.
“Hahaha! Lenny, you don’t have to introduce yourself to him or befriend him. His name is Richard, and he is just a pauper in our department! He came here today just to enjoy a free meal!” As a committee member of the student union, Nathaniel naturally knew Lenny. Therefore, he quickly spoke up as he smiled.
“Oh ... I thought so too! Hahaha!” Lenny hurriedly retracted his outstretched hand as he laughed faintly.
Then, he continued laughing and chatting with Victor.
Mila was really angry at this time. She truly regretted bringing Richard here with her today, and she honestly felt like leaving with him.
However, Richard was still smiling, and it did not look like he had suffered any damage to his self-esteem despite their constant attempts to ridicule and humiliate him. Mila could not help but feel a little curious.
“Craw ... Crawford!”
The floor manager who had just entered the private room was completely stunned when she saw Richard.
She had been dubious when one of the waiters had informed her that the rich man from last time was here again.