Chapter 16 Kneel Before Him

Kathleen had to reel in from the confusion when she saw the caller’s number before she could pick up the call.

Her expression changed while she was on the call, and she kept glancing at Finnegan. A solemn look crossed her face.

Upon ending the call, Kathleen sighed and said, “Kneel before Mr. Larkin and apologize to

him.”

What?

Sasha thought she had misheard Kathleen. “Mom, what did you just say?”

Trey and Bernice were baffled. They were wondering why Kathleen was asking Sasha to go on her knees after answering a call.

However, Kathleen gave no explanation as she said, “Kneel, or I’ll kick you out of the Miles. family on behalf of your father!”

Her words stunned everyone present.

Tears

sprang to Sasha’s eyes as she cried out, “I hate you, Mom!”

Then, she bent her knees and kneeled before Finnegan. Unprecedented humiliation crashed into her as she squeezed out, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have offended you. Please forgive me!”

Kathleen was not happy to see her daughter on her knees, but the memory of the call from earlier made her collect herself.

“Is that enough, Mr. Larkin?”

Complicated feelings washed over Bernice as she looked at Finnegan. Finnegan was certainly the first person in Jadeborough who could force the Miles family to this point.

Yet, Finnegan merely shrugged and started walking away. “If you kneel until the next evening, I’ll consider lending a helping hand to the Miles family once.”

The rest of the people were silent as they watched Finnegan leave.

Only when she could no longer see Finnegan did Bernice mutter, “Mrs. Miles, I’ll take my leave first.”

It did not seem right for her to stick around, and she also wanted to get answers to her confusion from her father.

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he saw how his sister was crying. He

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“Let her kneel”

snapped her head upward as her eyes reddened even more.

had never suffered such misery in her life before, and her mother had never been this cruel to her before as well.

bitterly said, “Alisha called me

her tears and queried,

family were good friends with the Wahlstrom family. In fact, Theoden was the one who narued her, and part of her

“Mom, did you ask Sashie

to her children, “Alisha said to accept any request Finnegan has. If Finnegan gets upset, Old Mr. Wahlstrom is going to cut ties with the Miles family. She even said he’s going to crush the

siblings paled, and Sasha’s tears abruptly stopped

Walund’s underworld so protective of him to the point of threatening to cut ties with the Miles family if we were

Finnegan was already

once again, in an alluring red dress. With a curl of his lips, Finnegan said, “You were the one who called Mrs. Miles, weren’t you?” Kathleen wouldn’t have changed her demeanor

blinked and answered, “Mr. Larkin, you’re not angry, are you?”

he realized she was trying to charm him.

close with each

she realized Finnegan was avoiding her advances again. “But Old Mr. Miles once lent a helping hand to my grandpa when he was in his toughest times, so our families visit each other on New Year. That’s why I wanted to mediate between you and the Miles family when I realized there was a conflict between you two.

the Wahlstrom family would eventually have

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Miles family would be inevitable at that

and closed his

remained kneeling until the next evening, he would not fully hold the Miles family accountable for what

else from Finnegan, she deliberately uttered in a high-pitched. voice, “Mr. Larkin,

Finnegan. If she failed at her task, her allowance would be cut by ninety

did not know why her grandfather was so adamant about that, she believed her grandfather would not ask her to do anything that would harm her. Furthermore,

his eyes and responded without missing a beat, “Forget it. I’m

her eyes and grumbled, “You hurt my feelings, Mr. Larkin.”

you

back. She let him out of the car at the junction a hundred meters away from the Larkin

walked home while Alisha watched with

he then walked toward the

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