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.

Dickson, I treat Josephine as

“So, you should think about it seriously. I want

type

he already had a girlfriend by then.

Bringing up the fact that he had

perfunctorily and say, “Okay, I’ll

ready to leave, but Jenna insisted that

him out.

Finnegan out the

door. Take a good rest, Josephine,”

need to work. Just

Finnegan so much

found himself getting into the

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

me later.” Josephine strode

and eyed Finnegan. “You’ve changed so much in the last five years. A lot

a skinny young man

a reserved and

he had gotten fitter and manlier

help but notice his personality was

I really changed that

do you

it was Finnegan who had

chuckled. “But how have you been? How about your

but sigh inwardly at the mention of her debt repayment. “Not only did Ms. Zimmerían pay off my loans, but she also promoted me and increased my salary. So, I’m still getting about ten thousand a month after deducting all the repayments. I’m doing okay financially, but I do think that I’m quite silly when I think about what I’ve

her true love, but it rurned out to be nothing more than a huge

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

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her fate if she hadn’t met

of it as a lesson and be more discerning in the future,” Finnegan said.

someone who knows me well, someone my mom thinks

He looked at the time and said, “You should head back now. I’m going

“Finnegan!”

as she grabbed Finnegan’s hand.

trouble? Just let

found herself at a loss for words

Finnegan’s hand, 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 would have still been an electrical product salesman. Just drop by more often. My mom really talks about you quite a

that Josephine had not spoken her

serious and refrained from asking further. “Don’t mention it. You and Casper are like my siblings. There’s really no need to thank me like this.