A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana)

Chapter 12 Separate Ways

“You idiot, are the gears in your head rusty? I can’t believe you didn’t take the opportunity despite how initiative Rhia’s senior was!”

“Mom, I’m not interested in her in that way. You can’t force me to go. Also, I’m going to the Zimmerman residence for dinner tonight, so I’m not free.”

“I don’t care. You’ll have to take action when you treat her in the future. Hurry up and get into an official relationship with her.”

“Finny, your mother is right. With our family’s terms, we can’t be picky. Don’t miss the opportunity if she’s interested in you.”

Rhiannon told their parents about what happened between Finnegan and Lindsey the moment they reached home. In response, Desmond and Quiana berated him.

It was only when evening came did Finnegan leave home to go to the Zimmerman residence for dinner.

“Parents who force their children to get married are terrible,” Finnegan commented under his breath while he was on his way to Xendale.

He had already refused to work as Bernice’s assistant in Firebird Group, so he could not refuse to have dinner with her too.

By the time he reached Xendale, the sky was almost completely dark. Once the security called the Zimmermans to ensure that they were expecting a guest, the security let Finnegan into the neighborhood.

Vroom!

Right as he was about to reach the Zimmerman residence, the engine sounds of a sports car came from behind him. A Maserati was speeding over, and Finnegan was sure the driver was driving faster than eighty kilometers per hour.

The driver only spotted Finnegan when they were dozens of meters away from him. Hastily, they slammed their foot on the brakes and honked at him.

The corner of Finnegan’s lips twitched. “What the hell? Do the rich not care about human lives?”

Are they really driving that fast in a neighborhood with speed limits of twenty kilometers per hour?

But the car was meters away from Finnegan by then, so there was no time for Finnegan to do anything but dodge to the side. As he was too close to the side of the road, his clothes were

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torn by the branches of an ornamental tree.

The sports car zoomed past him and finally stopped dozens of meters away from him. There were even skid marks on the road.

crept

place, they would have been run over by the

as Finnegan was about to walk over to the car, a stack of cash

your clothes.” With that, the

more as he walked over to

be found. “She has no regard for human lives at all. Is

the money, Finnegan suppressed his displeasure and continued his way to the Zimmerman

doorbell, Bernice opened the door for him. “Finnegan!”

in the sight of Bernice, and the frustration he felt

her already-perfect body. She

with her graceful

staring at her, she

and

that he had lost his composure, Finnegan cleared his

“You don’t need to be so polite. You can just call me by my name. Come in. My parents

she was nervous about seeing Finnegan. When she

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as he lunged forward to circle his arm around her waist to catch

turned redder as her heartbeat sped up.

Bernice in his arms, and he had completely forgotten that he needed to let her go.

“You guys…”

Jennifer, who had come out to look for them, saw

Bernice being

Bernice snapped back to their senses and quickly parted. Nervously, Bernice explained, “Mom, it’s not what you think. I nearly fell,

he caught you?” Jennifer parroted with a strange look.

two of you were hugging each other! What do you mean

figured that Jennifer had

before she could clarify anything, Patrick cleared his

nodded slowly. “Yes, let’s head inside first.”

and asked, “What do we do? My parents think that we’re in a relationship

more or less knew Bernice, so he teased, “So be it,

What?

were rosy. She spun around and protested, “It’s

dwelling on it as he followed Bernice into

your

to the dining room, she realized there