The Inheritance - Book 1
Copyright© 2026 by Arise
Chapter 7
Harper knew that Richard was a very honest person, even if he could be a little vain sometimes.
Moreover, he knew that Richard wouldn’t continue lying to his own brothers after the rest of the girls had already left. However, they couldn’t understand what was going on.
Did Richard really have the ability to bring them into Wayfair Mountain Entertainment?
How could this be possible?
Richard smiled as soon as he heard Harper’s question.
He would find out later!
“Excuse me, sirs. Will all of you continue having your meal here?”
At this time, a beautiful waitress came over to their table as she asked them in a polite manner.
Even though she was speaking in a very polite manner, she could not hide the contempt that she was feeling in her heart.
She naturally knew who would be paying the bill today.
However, she had also witnessed everything that had happened earlier and she knew that all the beautiful girls had already been brought away by Quinton and Harold.
At the same time, the other people who were dining in the restaurant at this time were also looking at Richard, Harold, and the rest of the boys as they laughed at them.
The situation that they encountered was similar to getting robbed of their girlfriends in public.
That was also the reason why the beautiful waitress came to ask them if they wanted to continue enjoying their meal there.
“No, just pack up all the food for us. We will bring it over to Wayfair Mountain Entertainment to enjoy the food there later!”
Richard could see the contempt in her eyes.
How could he allow Harper to continue eating in this restaurant at this time?
However, he felt that it was really a pity to waste all of the food on the table.
The beautiful waitress and the people around them almost burst out in laughter as soon as they heard Richard’s words.
“Is this guy a fool?”
“Who do you think you are? You actually want to pack your food from this restaurant to bring over to the Wayfair Mountain Entertainment as dinner instead?”
“Doesn’t he know that Wayfair Mountain Entertainment also serves food? Hahaha...”
“I guess they’re trying to save their own pride since the rest of the girls had already left with the other two guys earlier. Hahaha. I think college students nowadays really have no sense of shame at all. They can just brag out of pride.”
The people around them continued mocking them.
Harper couldn’t help but lower his head in embarrassment.
The waitress rolled her eyes before she glanced at Richard and said, “Alright then. In that case, may I know which one of you is going to settle the bill today?”
“Me, me, I’ll settle the bill immediately,” Harper replied in a hurry.
The dishes on the table would easily cost more than eight hundred dollars today.
That would be more than eighty percent of Harper’s living expenses for the month.
Richard took the plastic bags from the waitress as he started packing up the food on the table.
Even though all the customers were ridiculing and making fun of them at this time, he wasn’t bothered at all.
“Sob. Sob.”
At this time, three luxury cars suddenly drove past the restaurant.
After that, the three luxury cars stopped and parked right in front of the restaurant.
“Wow! Three Rolls-Royce Phantoms!”
“Damn? Who is so incredible? One of those cars is worth almost one and a half million dollars!”
“Oh my god! Look at the car license plate!”
The license plate for all three of the luxury cars were 689. That number alone was worth a few hundred thousand dollars already!
Everyone in the restaurant could not help but look out of the restaurant and even the waitress was stunned at this time.
If the owner of the luxury cars was going to dine in the restaurant, she would run out to meet him now so that she could win some of his favor.
The waitress quickly straightened out her clothes before she strode towards the door.
She wanted to see if the owner would come in for a meal.
At this time, three people stepped out of the car. These three men were dressed in black suits and they were all wearing sunglasses and Bluetooth headsets in their ears. They really looked like bodyguards that were usually seen in a movie.
The atmosphere was very solemn at this time.
“Gentlemen, may I ask if...”
The beautiful waitress rushed forward to greet them immediately.
However, the three men did not even bother to look at her and they simply walked straight to Richard who was busy packing up the food at this time.
“Mr. Crawford!”
The three bodyguards greeted Richard as they bowed respectfully at a ninety degrees angle.
“What? Mr. Crawford?”
“The bodyguards are referring to this young fool as Mr. Crawford?”
Everyone in the restaurant was shocked.
Harper and the other boys were even more surprised at this time.
What was going on?
Was Richard really so awesome?
At this time, Richard finally finished packing up all the food.
“Guys, why don’t we get into the cars so that we can get to the manor now?”
“Mr. Crawford, please let us carry the food for you.”
The bodyguards ran over before they took the packed food from Richard’s hand.
Harper and the rest of the boys followed Richard out of the restaurant, as though they were living a dream.
“Mr. Crawford, please walk slowly...”
The beautiful waitress’ face was already pale at this time and she greeted Richard in a respectful manner, while Richard simply nodded.
At the same time, he felt a little embarrassed. He really wasn’t used to people staring at him.
The few of them quickly got into the luxury cars as they headed towards the manor.
On the way there, Harper couldn’t help asking Richard about the situation.
“Richard, this ... what is going on?”
Richard felt that it was still too early for him to reveal everything to them. Therefore, he simply said, “Brother Harper, I’ll certainly explain everything to you soon. Just remember that we are brothers and whatever happens to you will always be my business. I will make sure that you will not lose face today!”
Harper nodded and he did not ask Richard anymore questions.
After a short drive, they finally arrived at the manor.
Initially, the bodyguards were also given the task of bringing Richard and his friends around and making sure that they could enjoy all the food and entertainment in Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.
However, Richard knew that Harper and the rest of the boys could not let loose and enjoy themselves with the bodyguards around.
In fact, even Richard did not feel comfortable with the bodyguards around.
Therefore, as soon as they arrived in front of the entrance, Richard asked the bodyguards to drop them off and he told them that they would like to go around the manor and have fun on their own.
“Damn! Richard, you’re really too amazing! I can’t believe that we are really able to enter the manor today!”
Benjamin was very happy when they strolled around the manor.
“Well, I know the boss here! So, what would you guys like to do now? Tell me what you guys want to do!”
Richard said as he smiled.
“Ahh! Richard, is the boss that you are talking about the same person who gave you the shopper’s card before this?
“Well, I guess you could say that it’s somehow related...”
This was somewhat true because his sister, Jessica, was the one who had given him the cards and she was also the one who had introduced him to Zack.
Harper nodded immediately.
At this time, the boys were thinking of what they could do in the manor.
The entire manor was very large and it was covering half of the mountain. Even though the scenery outside the manor was really beautiful, there was nothing interesting to do outside.
The hot springs and the dining area was in fact the core entertainment center in the manor.
Since Richard was already relatively familiar with the place, he said, “Well, let’s head inside the manor and we can eat a little before we enjoy the hot springs.”
“Erm, Richard, I saw on the internet that they usually charge us for entering the manor and using the hot springs, am I right?” Benjamin asked out of curiosity at this time.
In fact, he would already be very satisfied if he could just play outside the manor.
However, if he could enter the manor, that would be an added bonus!
“Don’t worry about it!”
Richard smiled. Even though his sister was the one who had opened this manor, he was still one of the owners of this place.
Everyone started to relax a little.
Moreover, they had to pass through a quaint bridge before they can get from the outer periphery into the inner periphery.
Richard and the boys saw Alice and the rest of the girls as they were walking inside.
They were all taking pictures of themselves inside the manor at this time.
“Look! It’s Richard and his roommates! How did they manage to enter?” Jacelyn exclaimed in surprise when she saw Richard and the rest of the boys walking in.
At this time, Alice was busy chatting with Quinton. When she heard Jacelyn’s words, Alice frowned before she turned around to look at the direction that Richard and his friends were coming from.
Sure enough, it was really them.
“How did they manage to get in?” Alice asked in surprise.
“Damn it! Don’t tell me they secretly sneaked in?”
It was Harold who said that.
He was staring at Richard and the rest of the boys with a contemptuous expression on his face.
In fact, this was the same question that was running through the few girls’ minds now.
Just think about it—what kind of place was Wayfair Mountain Entertainment? Was it possible for just anyone to enter this place whenever they wanted to?
Even someone as wealthy and powerful as Quinton had to call his father several times before his father could finally get someone to sort things out and ask the security guards to allow them in.
However, even if they could get in, they could only stay on the outer periphery of Wayfair Mountain Entertainment.
“Oh my god. How embarrassing would it be if they had really sneaked in here?”
“Yes, that would be really embarrassing! If the security guards find out about them and realize that they know us, wouldn’t we get kicked out of here with them?”
The girls looked at Richard with a contemptuous expression on their faces as they murmured amongst themselves in an anxious manner.
“Harper, how did you enter this place?”
Hayley did not speculate. Instead, she simply walked towards Harper and asked him in a low voice. She was obviously worried for him.
“We came in through the front door!” Richard replied immediately.
After that, Harper nodded as he looked at Hayley.
“Hahaha. The main entrance? Do you think the security guards would really be that blind as to allow you to pass through the front entrance?” Jacelyn, who had been scratching her head at this time, yelled at Richard immediately.
She vowed that if she got kicked out of this place today because of Richard, she would definitely give him ten slaps across his face!
Ten harsh slaps!
Alice was also worried about the consequences if Richard and his friends had really sneaked in!
Therefore, she stepped forward and approached Richard with a stern expression on her face as she said, “Richard, I hope you can tell us the truth now. If you really did sneak in today, then you’d better tell us in advance so Quinton can help us figure out a solution.”
“Yes! Please don’t make the situation bad for everyone!” Quinton added this sentence.
Meanwhile, Quinton thought to himself, ‘Why are Alice’s friends so weird?’
“Hmm...”
Richard was silent as he listened to them nagging and yelling at him endlessly. He felt so helpless at this time. He had obviously come in through the front door and he was telling them the truth now.
What did they expect him to say? That he had crawled in through a dog hole?
“I’m telling you the truth. If you want to, I’ll bring you into the manor and we can all have some fun together. We can eat, enjoy a bubble bath in the hot spring, and enjoy all the other facilities here.”
In fact, the only reason why Richard was offering to bring them in was simply because of Naomi.
At this time, Naomi was also feeling a little worried for Richard. She was afraid that Richard would get into trouble because of this. Even though he was offering to bring them in with good intentions, everyone stared at him as though he was an idiot.
“What did you just say? You want to bring us into the manor? Do you even know who you are? Why don’t you take a look in the mirror instead? Don’t you see the bodyguards who are standing guard outside the manor?” Jacelyn asked angrily.
“Yes! It is already difficult for someone like Quinton to bring us into the manor and you think that this is really up to you?”
The group of girls started to chatter among themselves.
“There are fourteen of us here. Even if we don’t talk about the cost of the food, entering the hot spring itself would cost at least twenty thousand dollars! Moreover, if we were to eat in the manor, it would cost us at least thirty to forty thousand dollars! It would be easier for me to make the necessary arrangements if there were fewer people here today but it’s also a little difficult for me since there are so many of us.”
Quinton looked at Richard as he smiled wryly at him.
Alice could not help but feel moved when she heard that Quinton had already thought everything out for them. After that, Alice looked at Richard with a helpless expression on her face as she said, “Forget it. Why don’t we leave now and come back again next time to avoid getting embarrassed if they get caught?”
“No! Why should we leave just because of this pauper?”
“Yes! Sister Alice, why should we leave? We’re finally here and I want to continue looking around the place!”
All of the girls stared at Richard with a furious expression on their faces.
In fact, Alice had intentionally said those words as she wanted to force Richard to leave.
However, at this time, Richard simply smiled bitterly before he shook his head and said, “If you are willing to follow us, then you can just come with me. It’s really up to you. You can do whatever you want to.”
After that, Richard looked at Naomi before he said, “Naomi, do you trust me? If you trust me, just follow me and I’ll bring you into the manor.”
Naomi gritted her teeth as she nodded.
After that, Richard led the few of them across the bridge before he led them into the inner periphery.
“Hahaha! Just wait and see! Richard will definitely get chased out later! I hope he won’t implicate and embarrass us!” Jacelyn said as she watched silently.
“That guy really has no sense of shame at all!”
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