A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana)

Chapter 149 Not Your Real Sister

No one had anticipated Casper to ask that question.

Fimegan’s lips twitched.

“Finny, I couldn’t be happier if you could become my son-in-law!” Jenna chimed in, laughing.

The atmosphere grew increasingly awkward.

Josephine flushed crimson. “Mom, Casper!”

“Josephine, what are you shy about?” Casper chuckled, “When you were kids, Finnegan said he would marry you when you grew up. The two of you even pinky-swore it.”

Finnegan managed a bitter smile. “Casper, that was childhood talk. Let’s not joke about it now.”

Josephine kicked Casper under the table. “Yes, stop talking nonsense.”

Her eyes, however, subtly flitted toward Finnegan.

No one could decipher the thoughts swirling in her mind.

Jenna held Finnegan’s hand. “Finny, we have been neighbors for decades. Your parents also agreed that you and Josephine are perfect for each other. Casper is not joking. You should really consider it.”

Jenna’s tone suddenly took on a serious turn.

Josephine’s face flushed an even deeper shade of red. “Mom!”

Finnegan felt a twitch at the corner of his eyes, struck by the sudden realization that his parents and Jenna had choreographed this evening, an orchestrated scheme to bring up the subject of Josephine.

Even though Quiana had mentioned Josephine before, Finnegan had never taken her mother seriously. After all, he only thought of Josephine as his elder sister.

“Mdm. Dickson-”

Just when Finnegan was about to explain that he had a girlfriend, Josephine interjected, “Finnegan, just ignore my mother. She keeps thinking I’ll end up a spinster.”

“You’re already twenty-five,” Jenna said, shooting a glare at her daughter. “When I was your age, you were already running about.”

“Times have changed, Mom. Who gets married so young these days?”

“I didn’t ask you to get married right now. I just wish you were already in a relationship. You and Finny grew up together. Where else are you going to find someone who knows you this well?”

Josephine’s face turned crimson at her mother’s lecture. She was at a loss for words.

Josephine as

not your real sister,” Jenna said. “So, you should think about it seriously. I want nothing. I

chimed in, “That’s right. I’m not the type of brother-in-law that will trouble you either.”

to mention that he

about it. Bringing up the fact that he had a

nod perfunctorily and say, “Okay, I’ll give it some

dinner, Finnegan made his excuses and got ready to leave, but Jenna insisted that Josephine

him out.

see Finnegan out the

myself out the door. Take

work. Just let her walk

accompany Finnegan so much so that he could

getting into the elevator with Josephine awkwardly.

“Josephine, you can head back upstairs. I can hail a taxi and

Josephine strode forward, leaving Finnegan with no

residential area together. Josephine cocked her head and eyed Finnegan. “You’ve changed so much in the last five years.

as a skinny young man when

reserved and quiet person

had gotten fitter and manlier

his personality

lot did happen, but have I really changed that much?” Finnegan asked.

you think?”

it hard to believe that it was Finnegan who

you been?

she also promoted me and increased my salary. So, I’m still getting about ten thousand

true love, but it rurned out to be nothing

night… If Bernice hadn’t paid off my debt of over one

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about her fate if she hadn’t met Finnegan

a few sc*mbags in our lives. Just think of it as a lesson and

nodded. “Don’t worry. I will definitely look for someone who knows me well, someone my mom thinks is a good match for

seem to catch the undertone in her words. He looked at the time and said, “You

“Finnegan!”

heart jolted as she grabbed Finnegan’s hand.

asked, “Josephine, are you facing any trouble? Just let me know if you

herself at a loss for

she said, “Oh, it’s nothing. I just wanted to thank you. If you hadn’t helped Ms. Zimmerman back then, I wouldn’t have had the chance to work with Firebird Group, and Casper

sense that Josephine had not

wasn’t something too serious and refrained from asking further. “Don’t mention it. You and Casper are like my siblings. There’s really no