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

never hope for. He wouldn’t dare accept it, even if it was given to him by his relatives. But now he was holding it in his hand. This phone belonged to him. It was given to him

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decade.

day

clothes and called Ethan to go shopping with

Noticing

responded somewhat evasively,

to know that he was so

if it was a treasure, pretending not to care too much. Isabelle didn’t

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

you money?” Layla, with her sharp

fell and came back from the hospital, she had changed into a different person. Inexplicably, Isabelle’s relationship with Ethan had

cannot bear to

her and headed

would tattle to their parents, Ethan thought for

couldn’t be bothered by

money.

casual breakfast, then brought

the mall. Seeing Isabelle striding

Ethan had ever been

had bought from the bazaar over 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

into the men’s department store and told the

shocked that his

up a casual outfit nearby,

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standing at the cash register, flashing a card he was not unfamiliar with. She said, “Swipe this

in her

please enter your password. The shop assistant handed over the card machine with both

Payment Successful.

eyes widened in

“Just put this outfit on and go.” She then told the shop

carrying two bags in his hand, Ethan followed Isabelle in a daze. His old clothes were

said, “Pick whichever style

dollars, Isabelle had already led him to

recognize the brands and wasn’t interested

dollars. Only he wore shoc that cost less than ten dollars. It was cheap, but he

Ethan carrying bags and wearing designer clothes, the sales assistant sharply brought two pairs of shoes to

can do it myself,”

assistant and sat down

at his own worn-out shoes, then at the beautiful, expensive new shoes in the sales assistant’s hands, he

subtly turned his body, not wanting anyone to see his left