The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 39
Alice’s family ran an information company.
Their annual profit was about nine hundred thousand dollars to one million dollars.
It was not very high, but it was already pretty good.
The location of the restaurant was inside a very luxurious hotel. After Richard and the others entered the restaurant, they realized that Alice’s parents had indeed ordered a table full of high-end wine and dishes.
Unfortunately, the person who he really wanted to invite to come over here today was not here at all.
“Alice, you are here!”
George smiled as he stood up. Now that his daughter had caused such big trouble, his company was also in a dire situation now. His company was most likely about to face bankruptcy within a month after William’s cruel words and threats.
He would be losing more than ten years of hard work just like that.
He could only force a smile at this time.
“Hello, uncle, auntie!”
Everyone greeted each other.
“Alice, dad wants to ask you something. Didn’t you say that one of your classmates is really amazing? I heard you saying that he has a very strong network and connection with some very powerful people. Is this classmate of yours here with you today?”
George recalled hearing his daughter mention the fact that one of her classmates had a very close relationship and connection with someone from the Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.
That was the reason why George asked her this question.
If he could help them, their lives would be much easier.
“He is here today, dad, but things are completely different from what we thought. His personal connections and relationship are not what I thought it was before...”
Alice replied with an indifferent expression on her face.
She did not make a clear statement on whether Richard had come here with them today or not.
“Alice, why are you still giving him face at a time like this? Yes, uncle. We initially thought that Richard was a good person and had a very good connection and network of friends. However, we found out today that he is nothing more than a gigolo who is kept by others just so that he could enter and leave the manor freely. He is just a young man who is being kept and taken care of by more than one woman!”
“He might look really incredible, but he is nothing at all! I don’t think that anyone will help her just because they want to give him face!”
Jacelyn cursed as she stood up.
In fact, she started to regret her words as soon as she started cursing at him.
This was not right!
She seemed to have forgotten about Richard. After all, Richard could even make someone like Flynn bow and apologize to all of them.
This proved that Richard’s connection and contacts were indeed very incredible.
If he asked his lovers for help, who knew, he might probably be able to resolve this matter for them!
Alas, Jacelyn only thought of this at this time.
However, no matter what it was, Richard was still not the rich second-generation she had imagined him to be. Since she had had such high hopes and expectations for him, the disappointment that she felt when she found out otherwise was even greater.
Jacelyn’s emotions were up and down and she completely disregarded this.
“So, that is the case!”
George and his wife could not help but feel a little disappointed when they heard this.
They were only meeting Richard for the first time today, but they really did not expect this seemingly handsome young man to be so despicable.
They really did not know why their beautiful daughter would actually be friends with someone like this?
George and his wife were a little unhappy.
Richard sat there without saying a single word at all.
He simply turned the Lazy Susan as he ate.
There were so many good dishes on the table and Richard was really hungry.
When they saw this scene, the disgust that George and his wife felt for Richard grew even stronger.
“Since you are hungry, you should just order a bowl of white rice to eat!”
Alice’s mother was a tall and stunning beauty.
Although she was already about forty years old, she did not look like she was more than twenty-five years old.
She had extremely fair skin.
At this time, she crossed her arms across her chest as she spoke coldly to Richard. White rice? A bowl of white rice? She was intentionally criticizing Richard!
“Hmph! Exactly! He should just eat plain white rice! He must be drunk! All he knows how to do is to eat even at a time like this!”
“What do you think he is doing here, anyway? He will not even be able to help in any way! All he knows how to do is to eat and drink for free! Even though he is kept by someone else, he has still not gotten rid of his attitude of taking advantage of petty gains! He would eat a free meal whenever he could get a free meal!”
“I really do not know what those women are thinking! Why would they even want to keep a gigolo like him?”
Several girls who were led by Jacelyn also said mockingly.
Richard could only smile wryly in his heart.
Scold. Scold as much as you want to. You will be crying sooner or later anyway.
“D*mn it!”
At this time, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open.
A young man dressed in a suit and leather shoes opened the door and walked in.
Well dressed, he looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.
As soon as he came in, George and his wife immediately stood up as a gesture of respect.
“Yuvin, what did Charles say about this?”
The man standing in front of him was Charles Zeller’s secretary. He was also the son of George’s wife’s distant cousin.
They were somehow connected in some way, where he was also a distant cousin of Alice.
George intended to ask for Yuvin’s help in creating a path for him so he could depend on Charles’ connections. At the very least, he didn’t want his company to go bankrupt, just like that.
Yuvin shook his head and smiled wryly.
“I’m sorry, Uncle. Charles came to this restaurant just now, so I thought he would come down. However, it seems he’s busy entertaining a very important guest here. It means he’s really indisposed at this moment. I told you not to wait for him here.”
“I know Charles is not going to come down, but Yuvin, can we at least go up and give him a toast and express our feelings?” George bitterly pleaded.
He knew it was very impolite.
However, Charles’ connections were his last resort, and without them, he would really have no other way out.
Having offended an influential family in Mayberry City, they were basically done for.
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