Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 10 Luxury Spending

Ethan hesitated to touch such an expensive item. He carefully examined it to confirm that it was a genuine phone, not a dummy. He asked, “Where did you get it?”

“I bought it.”

“Where did you get so much money?”

“I have more.” Isabelle raised her hand and showed another phone.

Ethan’s eyes widened.

Each of these phones costs nearly 1,500 dollars. It’s not something affordable for ordinary wage carners. His sister was a poor student, yet she had bought two phones at once.

3.000 dollars was a sum their family couldn’t save, even by scrimping and saving for a year.

“Where did you get the money?”

He wondered did she steal or rob it from others like a gangster?

But those gangsters only rob students. A few hundred a day was considered good income. How could she make so much money from robbing others?

Isabelle explained, “I didn’t steal or rob. It’s all legitimate. Use it without worry. If it breaks, I’ll buy you

another one.”

Ethan gazed at Isabelle. Her face was both familiar and strangely different to him. A sense of trust welled up inside him, possibly sparked by the clamour etched on Isabelle’s face or her drastic changes. Or perhaps he was fully convinced that Isabelle’s previous naivety and incompetence had been an act.

“Okay.”

Ethan’s reaction over the phone was too dramatic, right?

If Isabelle’s brother knew about her assets, wouldn’t he faint from shock? Not to mention her assets, just showing him the remaining 147,000 dollars in her account would probably make his jaw drop.

“I’ll take you shopping tomorrow.” After saying this, Isabelle grabbed her new phone and went back to

her room.

Ethan carefully took the phone out of the box and held it in his hand for a while. He was so excited that his hands were somewhat stiff. He then remembered to take the SIM card out of his old phone and carefully put it into the new one.

The moment he turned on the phone, Ethan’s heartbeat accelerated, and his breathing became heavier. He felt like he was dreamin

relatives. But now he was holding it in his hand. This phone

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decade.

day was

changed her clothes and called

you study late last night?” Noticing Ethan’s

responded somewhat evasively,

that he was so

into his pocket as if it was a treasure, pretending not to care too much.

and asked, “You said you were going to take me shopping yesterday. What are we buying?

guys doing? Did mom give you money?” Layla, with her sharp cars, heard Ethan’s words from her room and immediately ran out to

back from the hospital, she had

cannot bear to see

and headed to the yard without

their parents, Ethan thought for a moment

bothered by them,

money.

a casual breakfast, then brought him to the largest mall in Norward

the mall. Seeing Isabelle striding in,

Ethan had ever

the past six months, and with his limping left foot, he felt out of place here. Ethan followed behind Isabelle with his head bowed. He tried not to look around to make himself seem less nervous. He

Isabelle led him into the men’s department store and told the well-dressed

was shocked

not bad.” Isabelle reached out, picked up a casual outfit nearby, and shoved it into

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a card he was not

her

please enter your password. The shop

Payment Successful.

eyes widened in

put away her card and looked at Ethan. “Just put this outfit on and go.” She then told the shop assistant. “Help him cut

old clothes were discarded by the sales assistant at Isabelle’s request. Initially, he had planned to wear them until

whichever style you

him to the shoe section. Upon hearing

wore designer shoes, changing them every now and then. He didn’t recognize the brands and wasn’t interested in them,

that cost dozens of dollars. Only he wore shoc that cost less than ten dollars. It was cheap, but he couldn’t afford to replace them,

sales assistant sharply brought two

I can do it myself,”

and sat down on the

expensive new shoes in the sales assistant’s hands,

Ethan subtly turned his body,