After a few minutes, they completed their shopping for clothes.
The total bill was €45,000.
Sophie took a sharp breath. For her, the bill was not that expensive.
But after seeing Ethan’s car, she assumed that he was from an average rich family.
She felt a pang of guilt for him.
"Ethan, don’t spend so much money on it."
"This time, I will pay for it"
Sophie took out her card from her bag to pay.
Seeing this, Kyle internally scoffed.
’Hah, poor boy can’t even pay for himself.’
"Sophie, don’t pay it. I will pay instead, or else people will think that Ethan is a kept man."
Kyle said with a fake smile.
He wanted to humiliate Ethan by showing his money’s power.
At that same moment, the manager of the mall, Mr Jules Petit, came.
"Good afternoon, Mr Bernard"
"I am Mr Jules Petit, the manager of this mall."
"If you need something, just inform us."
"We will fulfil it as per your needs. "
Jules greeted.
"Good Afternoon"
Kyle greeted him back.
"Manager, I need a favour from you. My friend here is interested in buying these dresses..."
"If you can give him some discount. I will be grateful to you."
Kyle said with a scheming smile.
He was scheming to make Ethan look poor in front of other people. As for the discount, it will not be that much.
Meanwhile, Ethan was checking his system panel.
< Perfection System>
< Name: Ethan Goldberg>
< Age: 15>
< Gender: Male>
< Money: $24,900>
< Skills: Business knowledge (expert-level), Cold-blooded Assassin (expert level), Martial arts knowledge (intermediate level), Fast and Precise Learning >
< Mission: Complete middle school. >
< Side Quests >
< Daily check-in reward collected. >
< Inventory> Find the original chapter at novelping.com.
< New facility: Spin the wheel unlocked>
<Other facilities: Locked??>
’Hmm, nice’
’Spin the wheel facility unlocked?’
’Interesting’
’I can now spin the wheel to get random rewards.’
’Great, let’s give it a try.’
<*press spin button to spin the wheel*
The prizes on the Spin wheel are:
1) Height increase pill
Description: A pill that increases growth hormones in the body. The potential height increase is 20 cm. It does not show an immediate effect. It takes time, just like a normal medicine. It does not cause any side effects.
2) $200,000
Description: A cash prize of $200,000.
3) Muscle mass increase pill
Description: A pill that is designed to enhance lean muscle development and accelerate post-workout recovery for bodybuilders and athletes. Provides comprehensive nutritional support for individuals engaged in strenuous physical activity and those looking to increase muscle mass effectively.
4) Vitality Pill
Description: A pill that increases vitality in the body. It increases efficiency and makes life easier.
5) $100,000
Description: A cash prize of $100,000.
6) $1,000,000
Description: A cash prize of $1,000,000.
7) Skill: Singing(level: Professional)
Description: Singing(level: Professional) skill is a skill that gives the user the following things :
i) Mastered vocal control ii) Physical coordination iii) Stylistic versatility iv) Industry knowledge.
8) Skill: Cooking (Level: Professional)
Description: The Cooking skill(Professional) is a skill that gives the user the following things :
i) Precision Knife Work ii) Heat & Cooking Mastery iii) Knowledge of all dishes in the world
>
’System, spin the wheel’
Ethan ordered system.
< System notification >
< Congratulations, host, you have won the $1 million cash prize >
< Balance: $1,024,900 >
’ Yes!!! ’
’Finally, I got my first million dollars.’
Ethan was busy spinning the wheel and reading the descriptions, so he forgot about his surroundings.
"Ethan, now you can pay for dresses."
"I asked the manager to give you a discount, so don’t worry"
Kyle said to Ethan.
Ethan came out of his celebrations.
Hearing Kyle’s voice, he was kind of annoyed and wanted to ignore him, but he heard about payment, so he came out of his system panel.
He saw the manager and Kyle here, which he didn’t expect.
He didn’t expect Kyle to be shameless enough to follow them all the way here.
He analysed the situation and immediately understood Kyle’s trap.
The trap was simple: first, by asking for a discount in front of the manager. He created Ethan’s image as a middle-class person in front of the manager and staff.
Second, he wanted to test whether Ethan would be able to pay this much. If not, he would pay himself.
Of course, Sophie didn’t understand what Kyle was doing. She thought he was just being generous by helping Ethan.
’I’ve not even set foot in the business world, and I am already getting tested. If I didn’t have this business skill, things would have gotten a little complicated for me.’
He said in his mind and thanked the system for giving him such an overpowered skill.
Meanwhile, the manager immediately read Ethan’s clothes and assumed that Ethan was just a middle scholar.
He was generous to Kyle because of his status, but he looked at Ethan with disdain.
He was still unaware that Ethan was Sophie’s friend. If he knew, he would know that he would have come to welcome him. But Sophie visited the mall suddenly, so most people didn’t know about her visit. Kyle was the one who asked for help, so he assumed that Ethan was Kyle’s friend.
"Thank you, young master, for your help."
"But I don’t need a discount."
"I can pay the full amount now."
Ethan said confidently, thanking the manager and Kyle for the discount.
"Umm, Ethan, it would be better if you pay it with the discount. You will save some money."
"Of course it would be hard for you, right? After all, the bill is too high."
Kyle said with a smile, but internally he was panicking. Ethan dismantled his whole trap very easily. He didn’t expect this outcome.
"No thanks, Kyle."
"I’m not hard on money."
"I can easily pay for it. It is for Sophie, and if I buy a gift for my friend by taking discounts in her own mall, it would be kind of embarrassing for her."
"And Sophie came all the way here for me. I would never let her be embarrassed in her own mall."
Ethan said with a reassuring smile towards Kyle.
He was playing along with Kyle’s performance because he knew that he was trying to impress Sophie and maintain his good image in her eyes.