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.

embarrassment. “Let’s not talk about that anymore. Hurry up and eat. Then, we’ll go to Jerome Medical Clinic for a look. Mr. Magnussen has straightened up

she had not mentioned that, Finnegan would have

time to go over in the morning. I’ve got to make a trip to the Haimowitz residence to treat Old

Bernice had known that he planned

she asked, “Are you really going to demand a

a problem

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

much for others, but 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

with you. Then, we’ll go to Jerome Medical Clinic

Bernice, who feared that he would offend the Haimowitz.

mansion gates with his eldest son, Cadmus

a grand welcome, surprise showed on her face.

if the mayor of Jadeborough were to pay the Haimowitz family a visit, they

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Ms. Zimmerman.”

they alighted from the car, Winston immediately stepped forward

grunted placidly in acknowledgment. On the contrary, Bernice responded courteously, “Old

and his family were truly hopeless to have slighted

flooded Bernice, for Winston’s attitude toward

look in the eyes of the rest of the Haimowitz family was

something else about him that I’m unaware

calm as ever, Finnegan replied, “I’ve heard about everything that went down after I was taken away yesterday, Old Mr. Haimowitz. You’ve already done enough. As

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

want Bernice to know as he wanted their relationship. to

said that much, Wynter walked over.

wanted to tag along, but she had no way of declining the invitation then. Speechlessly shooting Finnegan

the treatment session. Only

life. In other words, my end is near. Hence, don’t put too

to

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

Finnegan merely asked, “Have you