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.

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

sister,” Jenna said. “So, you should think about it seriously. I want nothing. I just want you

“That’s right. I’m not the type of brother-in-law that

that he already had

were so enthusiastic about it. Bringing up the fact that he had a girlfriend

only nod perfunctorily and say, “Okay, I’ll give it some thought.”

Finnegan made his excuses and got ready to

him out.

Finnegan out the

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

work. Just let her walk you

kept insisting that Josephine accompany Finnegan so much so

getting into the elevator with Josephine awkwardly.

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

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

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

remembered him as a skinny young

reserved and quiet

had gotten fitter

his personality was also

happen, but have I really changed that

you think?”

a matter of fact, she still found it hard to believe that it was Finnegan who had saved her

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

my salary. So, I’m still getting about ten thousand a month after deducting all the repayments. I’m doing okay

thought that she had met her true love, but it rurned

bumped into Finnegan that night… If Bernice hadn’t

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fate if she hadn’t

Just think of it as a lesson and be more discerning in the future,” Finnegan

someone who knows me well, someone my mom

catch the undertone in her words. He looked at the time and said, “You should head back

“Finnegan!”

jolted as she

trouble? Just let me know if

lips parted, but she found herself at a loss for

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

Josephine had not spoken her

that it 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 need to thank me like this. You’d better head back earlier.”