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

his relatives. But now he was holding it in his hand. This phone belonged to him. It was given to

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decade.

next day was

her clothes

study late last night?” Noticing Ethan’s dark

somewhat

he was so

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

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

sharp cars, heard Ethan’s words from her room and immediately ran

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

cannot bear

ignored her and headed to

their parents, Ethan

and couldn’t be bothered by them, thinking that they couldn’t have

money.

a casual breakfast, then brought

entrance of the mall. Seeing

was the first time Ethan had ever been to such a

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 wanted to

wasn’t until Isabelle led him into the men’s department store and told the well-dressed shop assistant,

and was shocked that his sister

a casual outfit nearby, and shoved it into Ethan’s hand. She

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cash register, flashing a card he was not

looked in her direction

is 2,800 dollars, please enter your password. The shop assistant handed over

Payment Successful.

eyes widened

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

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

said, “Pick whichever style you

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

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

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.

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

do it myself,”

the assistant and sat down on the

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

turned his body,