A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana)

Chapter 47 Is That So Difficult To Attain

The next morning, Finnegan received a call from Bernice asking him out for breakfast.

After washing up quickly, he left the hotel under the aggrieved gaze of Alisha, who had already prepared breakfast, rushing to the agreed location.

It was an ordinary diner.

“Why did you ask me out?”

As soon as Finnegan had taken a seat, he tossed that question out with utter chagrin written on his face.

Bernice was stunned for a moment, at a loss as to the man’s sudden temper.

Mulling it over for a while, she reckoned it was because of the incident last night and hastily explained, “I know Grandpa must have said something unpleasant yesterday night since he made me leave. But his words don’t represent my stand. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to call you after that, but Grandma confiscated my phone right after I’d sent Grandpa back.”

At the sight of her anxiety, Finnegan could no longer keep up the act. His lips curved into a smile. “I’m not angry about the incident last night, silly. It’s just that I should’ve been the one to ask you out. How could you be the first to ask me out when you’re a princess?”

Following that, Bernice fell silent and blinked her eyes.

The instant she registered his meaning, she flushed bright red and chided softly, “Meanie! You’re teasing me again!”

Chortling, Finnegan poured her a glass of milk. “That’s because I like you. Besides, you’re the only person I tease. I don’t do so with other girls, not even giving them a second glance. Moreover, this isn’t teasing but sweet talking.”

Whoa! He’s truly an expert at flirting, huh?

Bernice blushed even harder. She muttered with a snort, “I’m not talking to you anymore, Meanie. All you do is pick on me.”

“That shows how much I care about you!”

Finnegan’s honeyed words had a thrill course through Bernice, but she feigned displeasure. “How glib! Don’t think I’m going to accept you just because of this. I’m exceedingly difficult to pursue.”

Grinning, Finnegan asserted, “It’s okay. You’ve already taken the first step, so I’ll finish the

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remaining ninety-nine steps, even if it means crawling all the way to you. I’ll hold your hand until the end of time!”

Bernice never expected him to be able to tease her every other sentence, and her face flamed even hotter.

not talk about that anymore. Hurry up and eat. Then, we’ll go

mentioned that, Finnegan would have really forgotten all about

got to make a trip to the Haimowitz residence

Clinic, Bernice had known that he planned to treat

you really going to demand a hundred million from

there a problem with

his nonchalance, Bernice was torn between laughter and exasperation. “Even the head of the top ten doctors in Loang, the president of Loang Medical

that has nothing to do with me. Besides, the minimum fee for any rich person seeking treatment from me starts from a hundred million, and it even depends on my mood. That aside, the patriarch of the Haimowitz family himself

you. Then,

Bernice, who feared that he would offend the Haimowitz. family,

Winston was already waiting at the mansion gates with his eldest son, Cadmus Haimowitz, second son, Benjamin Haimowitz, eldest grandson,

saw such a grand welcome, surprise showed

Haimowitz family a visit,

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Larkin, Ms. Zimmerman.”

the car, Winston immediately stepped forward with his family

placidly in acknowledgment. On the contrary, Bernice

party yesterday, Mr. Larkin. My nephew and his family were truly hopeless to have slighted you and your

Bernice, for Winston’s attitude toward

in the eyes of the rest of the Haimowitz family was

about him that

yesterday, Old Mr. Haimowitz. You’ve already done enough. As such, there’s

shoulder. “Ms. Haimowitz, please bring Ms. Zimmerman around

not want Bernice to know as he

that much, Wynter walked over. “Let’s go to

she had no way of declining

Only Winston, his two sons, and his grandson remained in the room.

a natural progression of life. In other words, my

to live two more years

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eldest grandson, Felix, was still young. Thus, the

Finnegan merely asked, “Have you prepared a hundred million?”