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.

look crept

place, they would have been run over by the

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

your clothes.” With that, the driver started

expression darkened even more as he walked over to pick up the

was no longer anywhere to be found. “She has no regard

the money, Finnegan suppressed his displeasure and continued his

the doorbell, Bernice opened the

of Bernice, and the frustration he felt earlier had

white dress with a silk belt on her waist. Her outfit accentuated her already-perfect body. She was also wearing a pair of light blue heeled sandals, which made her slender legs

appearance, along with her graceful

Finnegan was staring at her, she blushed and lowered her head. “Finnegan?”

soft, and

lost his composure, Finnegan cleared his throat and said, “Hello, Ms. Zimmerman.

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

seeing Finnegan. When she turned around, she twisted her

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forward to circle his arm around her waist to catch her

face turned

Bernice in his arms, and he had completely forgotten that he needed

“You guys…”

had come out to look for them, saw

never seen Bernice being so

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

you?” Jennifer

other! What do you mean by he

that Jennifer had misunderstood

clarify anything, Patrick cleared his throat

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

at Finnegan with an amused smile and asked, “What do we do? My parents think

so he teased,

What?

earlobes were hot, and her cheeks were rosy. She spun around and protested, “It’s not that

it as

Larkin, your clothes…”

Jennifer was about to call the rest to the dining