The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 3
Richard scratched his head awkwardly.
In fact, he had been trying to avoid Naomi and her friends.
He especially wanted to avoid Alice since she seemingly hated him so much. Therefore, Richard didn’t want to waste his time trying to butter up to her.
“Danny was the one who suggested that we have some fun at Emperor Karaoke Bar on Mayberry Commercial Street. If you try to run away this time, we’ll no longer be friends!” Naomi told Richard upfront.
She had always been a very straightforward and outgoing person and she did not put too much thought into any situation at all.
Therefore, she would never be able to understand that Richard was not from the same world as them.
Of course, this was all in the past.
When Naomi saw that Richard was not saying anything, she quickly said once again, “Okay, let’s go and have some fun together! I know you’re afraid that Danny will try to make things difficult for you again, but don’t worry about him. If he tries to pick on you again, I’ll make sure to teach him a lesson!”
Richard could only smile when he heard Naomi’s words.
He knew that if he continued turning down her invitation, she would be really mad at him.
Alright, they should just have some fun together then.
Naomi hurriedly led Richard to the entrance of the Emperor Karaoke Bar.
When Richard looked at the name of the bar, he realized that this was one of the properties registered under his own name. Richard had never had the opportunity to do this in the past but this time, he would finally be able to pay for his friends.
“Oh! Mr. Crawford is also here on Mayberry Commercial Street? Do you know the way around this place? Do you know where you can have a lot of fun here? I can show you around.”
Danny walked over to Richard with a sheepish smile on his face.
“Danny, shut up already! What did I warn you before this?”
Naomi glared at Danny with an angry expression on her face.
Danny smiled before he said, “Okay, okay. I was just trying to be nice to him. After all, Mayberry Commercial Street is where the rich and powerful people usually come to have some fun. Since Richard would like to look around the street, I’d be more than happy to show him around.”
Alice could only glare at Richard at this time.
She felt that it was really embarrassing to be seen with Richard in public.
After that, Alice hurriedly asked, “Okay, why don’t we go in first? Danny, have you already booked the private room?”
“Yes, I’ve already booked the room, I asked a friend of mine to help me do so. After all, the rooms are usually fully booked at this time. Follow me!”
After that, Danny led the group of people into the karaoke bar.
This was the first time that Richard had ever entered a karaoke bar and he thought that it was actually a rather luxurious place.
Moreover, the private room that Danny had booked for them was indeed very huge and luxurious. There was also a big fish tank with a few glittering gold arowana fishes in it.
After entering the room, the girls sat down at one corner whereas Richard sat at another corner with the rest of his roommates.
At this time, they started taking turns to sing and the atmosphere in the room was very lively.
The girls continued chatting among themselves and Alice put her legs up on the sofa, showing off her long white legs.
“There are actually arowana fishes here?”
Richard kept looking at the fish tank out of curiosity.
He had already read about how popular the arowana fishes were because of the good luck and fortune that they purportedly brought.
However, he felt as though these arowana fishes were completely different compared to the ones that he had seen in the books before.
Therefore, Richard decided to ask Harper about it.
Harper nodded before he said, “Yes, these are arowana fishes but the ones here look a little different because they’re imported from Malaysia. They’re very valuable and only the really wealthy and powerful people can afford to buy these arowana fishes!”
Danny unintentionally heard Richard and Harper talking about the arowana.
At this time, he couldn’t help himself from smiling before he said, “Oh my god, Richard. You can even recognize the luxury brand Hermes but you cannot even recognize this precious arowana fish?”
As soon as she heard the word ‘Hermes’, Alice could not help but frown again.
Blondie who had also been following Danny around laughed before he said, “Hahaha. Unfortunately, there are no fake fishes! Otherwise, Richard would definitely be able to recognize it and he’d definitely buy it too!”
“This kind of arowana fish is considered a very auspicious fish that can bring good luck and fortune to the family.”
Alice spoke up at this time.
“Ahh, Alice! You’re really very knowledgeable!”
Danny gave Alice two thumbs up immediately.
“Of course! Our Alice is a very intelligent goddess, unlike some pauper.”
Alice’s roommates chimed in without any hesitation at all.
“Wouldn’t this private room be very expensive? Are you very close with that friend of yours?” Alice could not help but asked Danny at this time.
In fact, she was already very impressed with Danny as she got to know him better throughout the night. If Danny was a little more mature and stable, he would definitely stand a chance to be her boyfriend.
“It’s alright. This private room only costs four thousand dollars a night,” Danny replied in a triumphant manner.
After that, he slapped his forehead as though he had just forgotten something. “Oh my god. If you hadn’t mentioned him, I would’ve completely forgotten that I promised to give my friend a call once I’m here.”
After that, Danny stepped aside to make a phone call.
At this time, Richard continued sitting at a corner as he chatted happily with his friends.
Even though Naomi had initially planned to celebrate her birthday with her roommates and Richard’s roommates, it was obvious that her friends were more interested in the guys from Danny’s dormitory.
In fact, Danny and Blondie were getting along very well with all of the girls in Alice’s dormitory.
At this moment, someone suddenly pushed the door open.
A young man dressed in a black suit and a pair of bright leather shoes walked into the room immediately. He was very tall and he had very fair skin and he seemed to be a very temperamental person at first glance.
“Brother Nigel, you’re here!”
Danny stood up to greet the man as soon as he saw him.
“Danny, how are you? Are you satisfied with this private room?”
“Of course! Thank you for arranging this for me, Brother Nigel!”
Danny spoke to him in a cheerful manner.
At this time, Blondie and the rest of Danny’s roommates also greeted Nigel respectfully.
“Danny, stop talking already! Why don’t you introduce me to your friends?”
At this time, Nigel glanced at all the beautiful girls seated in the room and he was especially attracted to Alice, who was extremely gorgeous.
“Oh right! I forgot about that! Everyone, let me introduce my friend to you. This is Nigel Fisher and his family is in the food and catering business. He owns Grand Marshall Restaurant on Mayberry
Commercial Street and he is making tens of millions of dollars every year! He’s the reason we were able to book this private room tonight!” Danny proudly introduced his friend.
Grand Marshall Restaurant?
Wow!
Those who could open a restaurant on Mayberry Commercial Street were usually extremely wealthy.
Moreover, they would definitely be making a lot of money!
Alice looked at Nigel with her bright and sparkling eyes at this time.
“Hahaha. Everyone, please don’t listen to Danny, he’s just spouting nonsense. My family’s business is really small. As for the reason why I could easily book a room in the Emperor Karaoke Bar, it’s simply because the manager is my father’s close friend. If you need help booking a room in the future, please don’t hesitate to approach me!” Nigel replied in a humble manner as he smiled.
“Brother Nigel, do you have a girlfriend?”
The girl seated beside Alice suddenly asked him a random question and everyone in the private room started laughing immediately.
Nigel smiled bitterly before he shook his head. After that, he looked at Alice before he said, “Hello, beautiful. It’s nice to meet you.”
“Hello!” Alice replied with a reserved smile on her face.
After that, Danny started to introduce everyone to Nigel one by one.
After introducing everyone in the room, Danny looked at Richard who was seated at the corner.
He pointed his finger at Richard before he said, “Brother Nigel, this is Richard!”
Nigel held out his hand to shake hands with Richard but his eyelids started twitching as soon as he heard his name.
“What? Is this the same Richard who lost his girlfriend to Yuri and even delivered a gift to Yuri and Xavia when they were at the grove?”
Danny sneered before he said, “Yes, it’s him!”
Nigel had a very strange expression on his face and he quickly retracted the hand that he had held out to Richard.
After that, he patted Richard on his shoulder before he said, “Brother Richard, I’ve already heard your name for a very long time. I have also met your ex-girlfriend, Xavia. She’s really very beautiful. I’d like to apologize to you because my brother stole your girlfriend from you!”
“By the way, if you’d like to have some fun at Mayberry Commercial Street, just mention my name and you’ll get a thirty discount immediately!”
Nigel apologized in a light manner.
“Brother Nigel, it’s useless even if he mentions your name as he won’t be able to afford anything on this street anyway!”
At this time, Alice and her roommates could not stop themselves from laughing out loud.
“I’m sorry! When Yuri said that he fell in love with a poor chap’s girlfriend, I assumed that the girl wouldn’t be that beautiful anyway. However, I caught a glimpse of the girl when I went to your university the other day. When I saw how beautiful Xavia was, I really thought that you must be a really rich person!” Nigel replied as he laughed.
“How’s that possible? Hahaha...” Danny laughed. “Moreover, Brother Nigel, you were the one who gave Yuri the idea to text Xavia and spend some money on her so he could steal her from Richard! Yuri took less than half an hour texting Xavia before she agreed to break up with Richard!”
Harper was losing his temper at this time and even Naomi was furious when she heard Nigel’s words.
“What do you mean? Are you guys that great simply because you’re rich?” Harper stood up and yelled at Nigel.
Nigel’s eyelids twitched slightly before he said, “Friends, it’s not about money. Whoever can love and dote on the woman the most should be the one worthy of the beautiful woman! Why don’t you ask the beautiful Alice if what I am saying is right?”
Alice, who had been paying attention to all of Nigel’s movements throughout this time, felt that Nigel was actually pretty good looking and he had a great demeanor.
Moreover, since she had a bad impression of Richard, Alice nodded as soon as she heard Nigel’s words.
She had met Xavia before and she really felt that Xavia was too good for Richard.
“So, do you think that someone deserves to die just because they’re poor? So, do poor people not have any feelings at all? Does that mean you can just toy around with the feelings of others whenever you want to just because you think you’re richer than they are?”
At this time, Richard, who had been sitting patiently throughout this time, suddenly stood up.
His eyes were flushed red and he was clenching his fists as he glared at Nigel in anger.
So, he had been making fun of him and meddling in his life just for the fun of it.
Initially, Richard had planned to endure all the humiliation and insults since it was Naomi’s birthday after all.
However, Richard could no longer hold his anger in!
Alice could not help but look at Richard with disgust. Not only was this person poor, but he was also so impatient. Couldn’t he just tolerate it if someone was saying a few bad things about him?
Blondie was also getting angry.
“Richard, who do you think you are? How dare you talk to Brother Nigel in this manner? Do you even know what you’re doing?”
In order to prove himself in front of Nigel, Blondie picked up a bottle of wine before he threw it at Richard.
This would not be his first time hitting Richard.
Moreover, he had to do this because he wanted to show his loyalty and dedication towards Nigel.
“Richard, be careful!”
Harper, who had quick eyes and hands hurriedly pulled Richard aside.
The bottle flew past Richard without hitting him.
Boom!
The fish tank that was placed in the private room shattered immediately.
Wow!
Everyone turned their eyes to look at the shattered fish tank.
This...
Blondie was stunned.
His face turned pale immediately.
Even Danny and Nigel were in shock at this time.
“Damn it! This arowana fish is very expensive!” Danny yelled as he stared at Blondie in horror.
Blondie was at a loss for words as he swallowed his saliva.
“Brother Danny, Brother Nigel, I didn’t do it on purpose. I really did not expect Richard to avoid the wine bottle. I really did not mean to do it!”
After that, Blondie glared at Richard with a furious expression on his face.
“That’s right. We shouldn’t blame Blondie for this! Richard shouldn’t have avoided the wine bottle. After all, if he was hit, he should just receive it like a man. What’s the big deal anyway? Why did you move away?”
Even though the girls were terrified, they all blamed Richard for avoiding the wine bottle!
“What happened here?”
At this time, one of the waiters who heard the loud shattering sound rushed into the private room with a few security guards.
The fish tank with the arowana fish in the private room was shattered to pieces.
The chief of the security team stared at the crowd of people before he asked, “Who did this?”
This arowana fish was imported from Malaysia and it was very valuable and priceless!
How could it be shattered to pieces while he was on duty?
The chief of the security team was dumbfounded.
“Brother Barry, this is all a misunderstanding! Do you think you can keep this matter from Brother Flynn?”
Nigel quickly took out a cigarette before he passed it to Barry.
Barry raised his hand to reject the cigarette immediately.
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