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.

awkwardly. “Mdm. Dickson, I treat Josephine as an elder

you should think about it seriously. I want nothing.

the type of brother-in-law that

he already

about it. Bringing up the fact that he had a girlfriend would

and say, “Okay, I’ll

ready to

him out.

see Finnegan out the

I can see myself out the door. Take a good rest, Josephine,”

need to work. Just let her walk you out.”

insisting that Josephine accompany Finnegan so much so that he could not refuse.

himself getting into the elevator with Josephine

scratched the back of his head and said, “Josephine, you can head back upstairs. I can hail a taxi

longer, lest my mom nag me later.” Josephine strode forward, leaving Finnegan with no choice but to

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

remembered him as a skinny young man when he left home.

had been a reserved and quiet

gotten fitter and manlier now.

help but notice his personality was

happen, but have I really changed that much?”

you think?”

believe that it

“But how have you been? How about your debt repayment?”

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,

true love, but it rurned out to be nothing

Bernice hadn’t paid off my

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she hadn’t met Finnegan and Bernice that

in our lives. Just think of it as a lesson and

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

looked at the time and said, “You should

“Finnegan!”

jolted as she

any trouble? Just let me know

but she found herself at

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

sense that Josephine had not spoken her

“Don’t mention it. You and Casper are like