A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana)

Chapter 37 Go With His Order

After dinner, everyone went to one of the biggest nightclubs in Jadeborough, Ark Bar.

At almost forty years old, Jessica found such a place too raucous, so she did not tag along.

“Finnegan, I reserved an ordinary booth, but I think it’s too far back and cramped. Shall we change it to a VIP booth?”

Without Jessica there, Dexter started letting himself go. As soon as they stepped into the bar, he acted like he was rolling in money and proposed to upgrade the booth. He was seemingly trying to attract Lindsey’s attention as his gaze shifted to her every so often.

Regretfully, Lindsey’s eyes remained fixed on Finnegan throughout it all. That intensified Dexter’s resentment toward the latter.

Argh! I don’t believe I’ll lose to this toy boy!

Needless to say, Finnegan was all too aware of Dexter’s petty intentions.

Pointing right ahead, he suggested, “Let’s take that one, then. What do you think?”

As Dexter cast his gaze in the direction where Finnegan was pointing; then, the corners of his mouth twitched imperceptibly.

That was the best seat in the whole of Ark Bar and came with a minimum spend of a hundred thousand.

Although Rhiannon had never been to a bar, she still had some common sense. She quickly tugged at Finnegan. “Any booth would do, Finn. There’s no need to go for something extravagant.”

Initially, Dexter was still wavering about the matter.

Seeing that, however, he felt that Finnegan was deliberately acting thriftlessly to get a leg up on him. As though he was afraid that the man would go back on his word, he immediately whirled around and beckoned at a server. “We’re canceling the original booth. Get us the VIP booth next to the stage!”

Subsequently, he feigned consideration for Finnegan and asked, “Uh… your family’s relocation funds are probably only enough for a down payment now. Are you sure this is

fine?”

His hypocrisy in asking such a pointless question despite having already ordered the server to make the arrangements annoyed Finnegan such that the man was seized by the urge to beat him to a pulp.

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But as he already had a far more interesting idea in mind, he merely assured him with a grin. “Yeah Let’s enjoy ourselves tonight. The cost doesn’t matter at all.”

“Great! I love decisive people like you! Let’s go over!”

They all went over to the VIP booth and sat down. As per the norm, the spotlights on the stage swept over the booth twice so that everyone in the bar could see the patrons seated there. That provided great gratification to the egos of the group of students who were still in university. They all began putting on airs, acting like heirs and heiresses.

and Dexter to the skies,

of watching it, Lindsey interjected, “Tonight’s expenses will be shared between Amelia’s and Rhia’s brothers. Aren’t you all leaving

her remark, everyone flushed bright red in mortification. For a moment,

only one to utter smilingly, “Thank

be so hasty, Nancy. Who knows, Ms. Lindsey might be the person you

derisive and look down on others. Just wait and see. I’m not going to fork out at single penny,”

with an exquisite figure, who was probably the

to look at the menu. Give

bar, and two bottles would add. about a hundred and thirty

up to

and a few beers, the bill would have exceeded

Finnegan raised his hand languidly.

intimidated. “We agreed upon this previously. It’d be a downer if you were to go back down now that we’re already

seated.”

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merely feel that

order beer all around? If so, we won’t be able to drink a hundred thousand worth of beer even

us a bottle of Louis XIII Supreme per head first. Then, we’ll have three servings of the best side dishes

who had just picked up a glass of water with a

was serious, his face promptly flushed bright red. “Finnegan, Ark Bar is Mr. Calandrino’s property in Jadeborough, and

was even more expensive than the Louis XIII he ordered just now, at over eighty thousand a bottle. Even with a discount, the lowest price would be

there, and the bill would rack up

If they were to continue ordering, the bill would. balloon up to

can’t afford it, I can foot the bill.

not withstand such humiliation. She hastily tugged at

“Dexter!”

“A bottle per person isn’t enough! Let’s have two bottles per person!”

get a leg up on him,

been served, and we’ve confirmed the order anyway.

Rhiannon panicked. “We’re fine with just some

was further convinced that Finnegan was putting on an act. Otherwise, it

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