Chapter 14: Young genius
Penny had to admit money had slowly lost its value for her in her first life because they provided everything she needed. Even when she started making money, she focused more on appeasing her family. But now that she valued every dime she earned by taking advantage of her memories in the first life, spending a few thousand for a secondhand laptop was a huge blow to her little savings.
She was happy, though. The specs and model were a steal; it was a good thing the seller needed money and eventually agreed to her price.
"I still have a few left to start as my capital!" Penny giggled, skipping her steps in the hallway. "All that's left is..."
Penny trailed off and stopped when she caught a figure from the corner of her eyes. Walking toward the window on the side, she saw Hugo doing his training in the garden.
[Hugo's dead.]
Her lips curved down upon remembering Atlas's remarks in her first life. The second child of the Bennet couple dedicated his life to the military. But because of what she had done, Hugo was sent to a dangerous place to die.
'I've always known his only dream is to serve the country, but I didn't realize he spent his childhood preparing himself for that,' she thought with a little guilt in her heart. 'Don't worry. You'll be a military general in this lifetime.'
Penny huffed with determination, resuming her steps to the library.
According to Haines and her parents, they were still processing her transfer to her new school. Her parents weren't happy with Penny using her current surname, but they didn't want to make her unhappy either.
Well, Penny had high grades and even if she stopped going to school for half a year, her academic achievements were good enough for her to move up. Even so, Penny wanted to refresh her memory by reading some advanced books. The Bennet Family would pull some strings for her to get in, but Penny knew the competition in that particular school was fierce. She didn't want anyone to push her around.
When Penny arrived in the library, her eyes immediately caught Nina and Atlas seated at the long table quietly with their tutor.
"Huh?" Penny pressed her lips, tiptoeing her way in. 'Don't worry about me. I'm just here to...'