Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 286 Dark Shadow’s Strike

It seemed like everyone was waiting for the other to make a move.

Or perhaps they were all preparing for something

The weather remained cold.

Finished

Ethan added an extra coat over his school uniform and braved the chilly wind as he left school to buy some workbooks from the bookstore.

On his way back, he passed a shopping mall and noticed a black wool coat on a mannequin in a second- floor window display.

Ethan paused to admire the coat before crossing the street and entering the mall.

The coat had a simple yet elegant design, perfect for Isabelle’s height and figure.

He thought she’d look great in it.

After paying for the coat, Ethan went to the men’s section and bought a warm jacket for his father, planning to mail it later.

He carried the clothes and headed to the restroom.

However, much time passed, and he never came out.

As night fell, Isabelle was driving back after refueling her car.

She glanced idly out the window while waiting at a red light. Suddenly, she froze.

She quickly turned around to look again.

Across the street, a tall, slender young man standing at 1.8 meters, wearing a black jacket, walked out of a store with his purchase.

His pale, almost sickly skin gave off a gloomy, solitary vibe. He turned and disappeared down an alley.

Isabelle recognized the face and was momentarily stunned.

light turned green..

intersection, then took a turn

store.

out and headed

was already gone.

her pace and went after

as she got out

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time, and the sounds and smells of

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the noise bringing Isabelle back to reality. She gradually slowed her steps, standing still, lost in thought

looked so much

help

to leave, walking slowly, her mind drifting.

she relaxed her body, leaned back against the seat, and closed her

an old scar from a gunshot wound in her previous life, but she knew it was no longer there without touching it.

back to the

the black sports car sped through the city, breaking red

been abducted.

phone had a tracking

city center. While Ethan’s watch tracker kept moving rapidly, his phone’s device

a location about two kilometers away from

either stopped moving or discarded

he drove a

the car abruptly when he saw someone lying

out of the car and approached that person.

“Ethan?”

crouched and turned Ethan

check, he sighed in relief. Ethan was unconscious but alive, with several external injuries. Why had they abandoned

thrown out. Someone

him, but he got no

Ethan in the