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

to him by his relatives. But now he was holding it in his

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decade.

day

changed her clothes and called Ethan to go

late last night?” Noticing Ethan’s dark circles, Isabelle

somewhat

that he was so excited

if it was a treasure,

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

from the hospital, she had changed into

bear to

headed

tattle to their parents, Ethan thought for a moment and replied,

bothered

money.

took Ethan to have a casual breakfast, then brought him to the

entrance of the mall. Seeing Isabelle striding

had ever been to such a

months, and with his limping left foot, he felt out of place here. Ethan followed behind Isabelle with his head bowed. He

department store and told the well-dressed

and was shocked that his sister

bad.” Isabelle reached out, picked up a casual outfit

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at the cash register, flashing a card he was

her direction

password. The shop assistant handed over the card

Payment Successful.

widened in

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

two bags in his hand, Ethan followed Isabelle in a daze. His old clothes were discarded by the sales assistant at Isabelle’s request. Initially, he had planned to wear them until next

“Pick whichever

the shock of spending thousands of dollars, Isabelle had already led him to the shoe section. Upon hearing this, Ethan

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

the less well-off students in his class wore shoes that cost dozens of dollars. Only he wore shoc that cost less than ten dollars. It was cheap, but he couldn’t

wearing designer clothes, the sales assistant sharply brought two

do it

assistant and sat down on the

the beautiful, expensive new shoes in the sales

changing out his shoes, Ethan subtly turned his body, not wanting anyone to see