The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 26
“Alright then, Mr. Crawford. I will walk you down...”
After Elena was done speaking, she grabbed hold of Richard’s arm gently as both of them walked down the stairs together much to the horror of the crowd of people.
“This, this, this...” Xavia was very anxious at this time.
What had that woman called him?
Mr. Crawford?
Moreover, Richard had even said that his minimum consumption limit was at least thirty thousand dollars! This proved that Richard still had a lot of money!
She was certain about that.
Richard had more than thirty thousand dollars. He definitely had more money than that!
Those two dresses alone cost more than fifteen thousand dollars!
Xavia suddenly felt that Richard was truly shrouded in mystery now.
It was even more awkward and embarrassing for Yuri to stand here at this time, and he wanted to pull Xavia away.
“Sir, we have already wrapped up the two pieces of clothing you wanted earlier. The final bill is five thousand and three hundred dollars. Would you like to pay using your bank card or cash?”
The salesgirl standing in front of Yuri quickly asked at this time.
In the current situation, it would not be plausible for Yuri not to buy the clothes today.
To be honest, the only reason Yuri was willing to spend such a large sum of money today was simply because he wanted to impress Xavia. He originally thought that he would be able to open a room and make love to Xavia today if he could coax and impress her enough.
However, the atmosphere did not seem right anymore!
Even if he bought these two dresses worth more than five thousand dollars for Xavia, he would still be losing to Richard.
Yuri had no choice but to buy those dresses since there were so many people surrounding them at this point.
Yuri gritted his teeth and paid the five thousand and three hundred dollars before he left with Xavia.
At the gift shop downstairs.
Harper had already left, and he was waiting for Richard at the entrance of the university.
At this time, Elena was still holding onto Richard’s arm as they walked along the roadside.
“Mr. Crawford, can I ask whether you picked these dresses out for your girlfriend? Can I know who the lucky girl is?” Elena asked Richard the question with a little jealousy in her heart.
In truth, Elena had been observing Richard ever since the opening ceremony of the Grand Marshall Restaurant.
She knew that Richard was not an ordinary rich second generation. He was different. He was calm, simple, and he was also very sincere toward others.
If Richard truly started a relationship and made someone his girlfriend, he would surely stick with the same girl. He would not be like the other rich second generations who would change their girlfriends as they pleased.
If this girl got married to Richard, she would become the future wife to the heir of the Crawford family in the future!
“No, I am planning to give this to my friend. She’s not my girlfriend!” Richard smiled as he replied. He felt very grateful because Elena had really helped him out and saved him a lot of face today.
At the same time, Richard was also very curious and confused. “Elena, it seems as though that gift shop belongs to the Larson family?”
Elena was very pleased to hear that Richard did not have a girlfriend.
Therefore, she smiled as she replied, “Yes, the Larson family owns many gift shops like this near all the universities around the entire South Province. This is just one of the many gift shops that we own! I had nothing to do today, so I decided to come and walk around while I take a look at this shop!”
Elena did not reveal that the only reason she had come here was because she knew that Richard was studying at this university. Moreover, she came here to walk around because she was secretly hoping to run into Richard!
At this time, Richard quickly thanked Elena as he turned around to leave.
After all, it was too eye-catching for him to be hanging out and walking with such a beautiful girl.
“Wait a minute, Mr. Crawford!” Elena yelled as she tried to stop Richard from leaving. “There will be a carnival sorority party next week. Aiden and the rest of the group will also be going together with me. Mr. Crawford, will you be free, then? Do you want to come out, have some fun, and hang out with us?”
Elena bit her lower lip gently as she invited Richard to join them for an outing. She knew that there was an eighty percent probability that he would turn down her invitation. After all, what was Richard’s status?
However, to her surprise, Richard nodded before he said, “Okay, then! I will be free next week, so we can all hang out together then!”
After all, Elena had really helped him a lot today.
What was even more important was that Richard genuinely wanted to change himself.
He did not want to be so shy, humble, or conscientious anymore. The only way he could change himself was if he could get to know more people!
“Alright, it’s settled then!” Elena replied as she waved excitedly at Richard.
Richard and Harper then headed back to the dormitory.
Harper naturally went to look for his girlfriend as soon as they got back.
Richard also wanted to go after Mila, but he did not know how to do so.
After all, he had had very few interactions with Mila. He was afraid that she would dislike him if he acted too rashly.
Just as Richard was thinking about it, he suddenly received a phone call.
Richard was a little happy and excited when he saw the name on the caller ID.
It was Mila.
“Richard, are you busy now? If you’re not busy, do you want to come and practice Subject Two with me?”
“No, I’m not busy,” Richard replied as he smiled.
“Okay, then! I’m already at the venue for Subject Two. Come here! I will introduce a friend to you when you get here!”
Richard hung up the phone. Instead of going back to the dormitory, he went straight to the driving school.
In his hands, he held the new dress he had bought for Mila.
The dress was carefully packaged in a luxurious box.
Richard was planning to give it to Mila when he got the chance.
It would be easy for him to tackle girls like Xavia and Quinn who always told their friends that they liked receiving gifts.
However, when it came to Mila, Richard did not think it was a good idea to do so.
It might even be counterproductive.
Either way, Richard was curious about who Mila wanted to introduce to him.
But as Richard stood in front of the driving school, he got nervous when he saw the scene before him. Mila was right there, sitting on a long bench just outside the driving school, facing away from Richard.
The thing that made Richard nervous was the man sitting closely beside Mila.
Moreover, Mila was holding the man’s arm, and they looked rather intimate.
They were chatting happily while leaning against each other.
Dang!
Richard felt as if his head had exploded.
It was too drastic, too sudden for him.
His whole mind was about to be shaken!
Did Mila get a boyfriend already?!
Richard felt discouraged.
He had finally gathered his courage to pursue a girl that he liked, and she was indeed a very kind girl.
Even on his way there, Richard’s mind had been running wild. He was imagining how Mila would react when he gave her the gift. Would she be surprised? Or would she turn him down politely after knowing his feelings toward her?
‘What should I do if I am rejected?’
Nevertheless, Richard was eighty percent sure that Mila would accept his gift.
Still, Richard had never expected to see what was before his eyes right now.
“Hey! Richard, we’re here!”
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