A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana)

Chapter 27 Pretense

“Finny, are you really not visiting Max at the hospital? After all, he is your cousin. Your Uncle Adrian’s family members are your kin!”

“But some relatives are no better than outsiders, like the Mdm. Dickson and her family, who used to live next door. How can Uncle Adrian’s family even compare to them?” Finnegan. countered.

“Quiana, don’t trouble Finny anymore. Even I don’t want to waste my time entertaining them either when I look at your brother’s family’s repulsive demeanor.”

“Mom, Dad, I am going to Bellridge to visit a patient. I may be away for a few days, but do call me if anything happens.”

Quiana fell silent.

The next morning, Finnegan rejected Quiana’s pleas once again before leaving the house. He asked Alisha to send him to the car showroom.

The trip might take a few days. Finnegan intended to give Lindsey an acupuncture treatment first. At the same time, buy Rhiannon a car as a birthday gift. He wanted to avoid being pressed for time if he were to do those things upon his return.

However, Finnegan found out Lindsey was still on the way when he

got there.

While waiting, Finny looked at the vehicles on display. The sales staff recognized him as Lindsey’s friend, so they left him alone.

“Mister, are you interested in buying a car?” asked a new saleswoman who had just started working there yesterday.

She didn’t meet with Finnegan the other day.

He noticed her nametag: Lucy Watson.

Finnegan nodded. “I want to buy a car for my sister to gift to her as a birthday present.”

A seasoned saleswoman, Wendy Mabins, chuckled, “Hey, handsome, quit teasing the young lady. You’re a friend of Ms. Jennings, and your sister has been here many times. How can your family afford a car? If you want to see Ms. Jennings, wait in her office. Don’t bother the girl for no reason.”

The other salespeople also snickered, as they were certain Finnegan was just joking with Lucy.

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Finnegan had heard of how snobbish the salespeople at a car dealership could be. Unexpectedly, he encountered the experience that day, not to mention from Lindsey’s subordinates.

He sighed inwardly and turned to Lucy, “If you’re busy, I can wait for your manager to come.”

“It’s all right. There aren’t many customers this morning, so I’ll show you around.”

looking down on Finnegan like Wendy and the

girl’s innocence left a good impression on Finnegan. “Can you recommend a car that’s

Wendy whispered disdainfully, “We are well aware of his background, so why is he still keeping up the pretense?”

didn’t bother to respond. Instead, he followed Lucy to look at the

cars.

wrist.

at identifying potential customers, quickly got up to greet them, “Are you two here to survey

attitude did a one-eighty from before as she was now approaching

man, Yosef Haimowitz, grunted in response. “I’m getting engaged on Saturday, and I want

leading them to the exhibition area where Finnegan and Lucy were also

I’m showing the cars to my

wearing heavy makeup, stared at

around and immediately recognized the woman calling him. “Ximena, it’s been

before him. She was Ximena Larkin, the daughter of his Uncle Raymond She had frequently

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expected to meet her

confirming that it was really Finnegan, Ximena sneered and hooked her arm around. Yosef’s, “I thought Uncle Desmond was kidding when he said you’ve returned. I didn’t you to dare to come back. Aren’t you afraid of being beaten to

contemptuously, “Is he your younger cousin

expect

sister bullied me a lot. Fortunately, karma caught up

silence while taking in her detestable

truth.

said to Lucy, “This one will do.

me. If you can afford this car, why does

the chance of securing the sale, so she hastily pushed Lucy aside. “Hurry up and take him

guard and was shoved to the side. Fortunately,

mocked, “Finnegan, don’t embarrass yourself here. I’m your cousin, and if you cause a scene, it will also bring shame to me. My fiance won’t be pleased if

handed her a card, “I’ll make full payment

What?

in

taken aback Could this guy

have been arving in such poverty for the past five

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