A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana)

Chapter 12 Separate Ways

“You idiot, are the gears in your head rusty? I can’t believe you didn’t take the opportunity despite how initiative Rhia’s senior was!”

“Mom, I’m not interested in her in that way. You can’t force me to go. Also, I’m going to the Zimmerman residence for dinner tonight, so I’m not free.”

“I don’t care. You’ll have to take action when you treat her in the future. Hurry up and get into an official relationship with her.”

“Finny, your mother is right. With our family’s terms, we can’t be picky. Don’t miss the opportunity if she’s interested in you.”

Rhiannon told their parents about what happened between Finnegan and Lindsey the moment they reached home. In response, Desmond and Quiana berated him.

It was only when evening came did Finnegan leave home to go to the Zimmerman residence for dinner.

“Parents who force their children to get married are terrible,” Finnegan commented under his breath while he was on his way to Xendale.

He had already refused to work as Bernice’s assistant in Firebird Group, so he could not refuse to have dinner with her too.

By the time he reached Xendale, the sky was almost completely dark. Once the security called the Zimmermans to ensure that they were expecting a guest, the security let Finnegan into the neighborhood.

Vroom!

Right as he was about to reach the Zimmerman residence, the engine sounds of a sports car came from behind him. A Maserati was speeding over, and Finnegan was sure the driver was driving faster than eighty kilometers per hour.

The driver only spotted Finnegan when they were dozens of meters away from him. Hastily, they slammed their foot on the brakes and honked at him.

The corner of Finnegan’s lips twitched. “What the hell? Do the rich not care about human lives?”

Are they really driving that fast in a neighborhood with speed limits of twenty kilometers per hour?

But the car was meters away from Finnegan by then, so there was no time for Finnegan to do anything but dodge to the side. As he was too close to the side of the road, his clothes were

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torn by the branches of an ornamental tree.

The sports car zoomed past him and finally stopped dozens of meters away from him. There were even skid marks on the road.

look crept onto Finnegan’s

they would have been run over by the car.

Finnegan was about to walk over to the car, a stack of cash was thrown out

your clothes.” With that, the driver started the

walked over to pick up

head, the sports car was no longer anywhere to be found. “She has no regard

his displeasure and continued his way to the

Bernice opened the door for

in the sight of Bernice, and the frustration he felt earlier

Her outfit accentuated her already-perfect body. She was

graceful

at her, she blushed

soft, and she sounded

cleared his

polite. You can just call me by my name. Come in. My parents are waiting for you

clumsy, or perhaps she was nervous about seeing Finnegan. When she

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as he lunged forward to circle his arm around her waist to catch her Instinctively, she grabbed him

eyes met, Bernice’s face turned redder as her

sight of Bernice in his arms, and

“You guys…”

and Jennifer, who had come out to look for them, saw Finnegan and Bernice hugging, Jennifer

Bernice being so intimate with

explained, “Mom, it’s not what you think. I nearly fell, and Finnegan

caught you?” Jennifer parroted with a

hugging each other! What do you

immediately figured that Jennifer had

could clarify anything, Patrick cleared his throat

slowly. “Yes, let’s

asked, “What do we do? My

or less knew Bernice, so he teased, “So be it,

What?

earlobes were hot, and her cheeks were rosy. She spun around and protested, “It’s not that simple.”

stopped dwelling on it as

your clothes…”

as Jennifer was about to call the rest to the dining room, she realized there was a tear in Finnegan’s