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

accept it, even if it was given to him by his relatives. But now he was holding it

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decade.

day was

her clothes and called Ethan to go

study late last night?” Noticing Ethan’s dark

somewhat

Isabelle to know that he was so excited that

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

you were going to take me shopping yesterday. What are we buying?

doing? Did mom give you money?” Layla, with her sharp cars, heard Ethan’s words from her

came back from the hospital, she had changed into a different person. Inexplicably,

bear to see

her and headed to the

their parents, Ethan thought for

bothered by them, thinking that

money.

Ethan to have a casual breakfast, then brought

the

the first time Ethan had ever

Ethan followed behind Isabelle with his head bowed. He tried

into the men’s department store and told the well-dressed shop assistant, “Find him some

came back to his senses and was shocked that

casual outfit nearby, and shoved it into Ethan’s hand. She instructed, “Try

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

looked in her direction

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

Payment Successful.

widened

her card and looked at Ethan. “Just put this outfit on and go.” She

old clothes were discarded by the sales assistant at Isabelle’s

said, “Pick whichever style

him to the shoe section. Upon hearing this, Ethan looked up to see

and then. He didn’t recognize the brands and wasn’t interested in them, but his classmates would often

wore shoes that cost dozens of dollars. Only he wore shoc that cost less than

two pairs of shoes to him and enthusiastically

can do it myself,” Ethan

assistant and

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

turned his body, not