The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 28
Kyle smirked.
“Huh. Is he thinking of taking out all the money he won? I bet it wouldn’t be enough.”
“It’s my first time seeing this kind of person!”
Listening to their mockery, Richard had the urge to reveal his identity.
However, he calmed down quickly, because once he did that, he could never live the same life again. He would never be able to finish his studies peacefully, and he would be forced to leave.
This was because his father would not let him be alone in the university.
If so, his life would be disrupted completely, and Richard did not want that to happen.
He just wanted to improve himself at his own pace, quietly. He was satisfied as long as he was not short of money.
Richard sighed. Then, he said, “Right, I have a class later. I shall take my leave, then.”
Richard stood up and left.
“Richard!” Mila caught up with him.
She felt dreadful, especially when she, at one point, looked down on Richard when he talked about his past.
She truly regretted it.
‘Why didn’t I think from Richard’s perspective? Who would be willing to do that if he was out of money? Besides, Richard has treated me nicely all this while. Now that he heard that I am in trouble, he came to see me. He even brought me a gift.’
Mila thought that she had wronged Richard.
“Richard, are you angry with me for not standing up for you when they jeered at you?”
Mila bit her lips.
“No, I’m not angry. I just want to know if that’s what you think of me. Do you think the same as them, that I am a man with no borderline when money is involved?” Richard looked at Mila with a smile.
“I did a moment ago, but not anymore. Richard, I still think we are good friends!”
Mila moved closer toward Richard.
“Alright!”
Richard did not say anything. He just nodded and left.
Outside Paradise Ville.
Richard let out a long breath. He felt a bit sad when he learned that Mila would think of him the way the others did.
Richard was having mixed feelings. He could not describe them with words.
Nevertheless, he took out his phone from his pocket and made a call to Zack.
“Mr. Crawford, is there anything I can do for you?”
“Brother Zack, I need a favor from you. There is a company called FuturTech Inc., and it seems to be in trouble. Can I invest in that company?”
“Invest?” Zack was taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed from what he heard. “Of course you can! Miss Crawford will be so glad that you did. No problem. There is no problem at all! I will take care of it immediately!”
“Alright. Don’t use my name. Use the company name instead, Brother Zack.” Richard reminded him.
“Yes, I will settle this matter in an hour!” Zack said happily. Mr. Crawford had made a great improvement!
After hanging up the call, Richard was ready to head back to the university. He was currently preparing to take the next driving test, so, he planned to practice for a little bit.
However, just as he arrived at the campus, he received a call from Harper.
“Hahaha! There’s good news, Richard! Terribly good news!” Harper said between laughter.
“What is it?” Richard was startled by the words of his dormitory head. He always tended to act impulsively.
“It’s about Xavia. She fought with Yuri. Even the police have come, saying they are here to arrest Yuri. It’s a mess now. We are all going to the girls’ dormitory to see what’s going on!”
Xavia fought with Yuri? And the police had come?
Richard was so confused. How did they get into such a big fight?!
He ought to go and see!
Richard hung up the phone, still unable to comprehend the situation. Thus, he decided to go to the girls’ dormitory.
“Richard, here!”
By the time Richard had reached the dormitory where Xavia lived, it was already crowded with both male and female students.
The police were there. Cassandra was also there, as was the representative of Yuri’s class.
It was hectic.
Among the crowd, Richard saw Harper waving at him, so he walked toward him.
Then, he saw Xavia and Yuri.
They must have had a fierce fight judging from the slap mark on Xavia’s cheek and her messy hair. She was shouting and crying at the same time.
As for Yuri, he was being held by the police, handcuffed. His face was so pale, he had to be very scared.
One of the police was interviewing the class representatives.
“What happened?” Richard asked.
“What happened!? Dmn! Richard, you are curious about how Yuri became rich since that day, aren’t you? Guess what? He’s a fearless lad, I tell you. He first borrowed a hundred thousand dollars from an online loan company for seven days. After seven days, because of the high interest rates, he had to pay back five hundred thousand dollars! There must be a black box operation behind this. And then, it seems as though Yuri had put down the shares of his father’s company on mortgage! In short, it’s a big mess right now. Also, it was his father who reported it to the police!” Harper explained, and then he continued, “Now that Yuri was desperate, he asked Xavia to return the money he spent on her. I heard that he had spent almost a hundred thousand on Xavia. However, Xavia refused to give him the money, so he beat her up! Dmn! These loan sharks are ruthless. I read a news article about a person who needed to pay back a hundred thousand dollars for borrowing just ten thousand dollars. It was ten-fold as much, man! I thought it was fake news, but now, I believe it. It’s so scary!”
After Richard heard the whole story, he looked at Xavia who was in tears.
As Yuri was escorted to the police car, he was still yelling at Xavia. “Let me tell you, b*tch! I didn’t even get to touch you after spending a hundred thousand dollars on you. Just you wait! If you don’t give me back the money, I will ask my men to kill you!”
“Get in!” Before Yuri could finish his words, the police forced him into the car.
“You jerk! Asking back money from me? Did I become your girlfriend for nothing?” Xavia stomped her feet angrily. “Serves you right, you liar!”
Although Xavia was scolding him fiercely, she was scared. The Lowell family was powerful, more powerful than hers at the very least.
Seeing Yuri leave with the police, Xavia’s heart was still beating fast.
Suddenly, she saw Richard among the crowd.
Right then, she teared up.
She rushed toward Richard and gave him two loud slaps!
“You b*stard! You saw me getting beaten up by someone but you just stand here watching?! You should have beat him up!”
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