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

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 by his sister, who had been scolded by their mother for being useless for over

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decade.

day

her clothes and called

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

somewhat evasively,

he was so excited that he couldn’t

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

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

you guys doing? Did mom give you money?” Layla, with her sharp

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

bear to see

ignored her and headed to the yard without

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

rolled her eyes and couldn’t be bothered by them, thinking

money.

took Ethan to have a casual breakfast, then

the entrance of the

was the first time Ethan had ever been to

Ethan followed behind Isabelle with his head bowed.

wasn’t until Isabelle led him into the men’s department store and

shocked

not bad.” Isabelle reached out, picked up a casual outfit

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

looked in her direction in

please enter your password. The shop assistant handed

Payment Successful.

eyes widened

outfit on and go.” She then told the shop assistant. “Help him cut off the

clothes were discarded

whichever

Isabelle had already led him to the shoe section. Upon hearing this, Ethan looked up to see a dazzling array of

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

less well-off students in his class wore shoes that cost dozens of dollars. Only he wore shoc that cost less than ten dollars.

sales assistant sharply brought two pairs of shoes

do it

assistant and sat down

new shoes in the sales assistant’s hands, he felt his face heat

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