A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana)

Chapter 26 One Hundred Million

Even Winston came over to have a look at Yuliana to see if she would come back to life.

Unsure if Finnegan would go back on his word, Bernice grabbed on to Finnegan’s arm tightly.

Three minutes soon went by, and Jerome could no longer stand the pain of losing his granddaughter. He grabbed Jerome by the collar once again and yelled, “Well? What do you have to say for yourself now? Give me back my granddaughter!”

“Please calm down, Mr. Magnussen,” Bernice tried to talk him out of it, but Jerome refused to listen.

That was when Wynter noticed something and exclaimed in surprise, “Wait a minute, what’s that thing inside Ms. Magnussen’s neck?”

Jerome turned around and saw something crawling around underneath Yuliana’s skin.

“Be quiet!” Finnegan whispered.

Noticing the stern look on his face, everyone kept their mouths shut and waited in silence. Jerome, too, forcefully suppressed his sobs and waited along with them.

About thirty seconds later, Yuliana’s mouth was forced open by something from the inside. A few seconds later, an ugly-looking worm about the size of a thumb came crawling out of her mouth. Bernice and Wynter quickly held their hands over their mouths to keep themselves. from screaming.

As the worm fell onto the floor, Finnegan ran forward and crushed it beneath his feet, turning the worm into a bloody pulp.

He then breathed a sigh of relief as he pressed on a few of Yuliana’s acupoints. The next thing they knew, Yuliana started coughing all of a sudden, and her pulse had returned to normal as well.

“Yuliana!” Jerome exclaimed in joy after a brief pause.

Winston, Bernice, and Wynter were all stunned speechless and staring at Finnegan in confusion.

“There are some areas in the tribal village of Xanfield that visitors should stay away from. Ms. Magnussen and her parents must’ve accidentally entered those areas when they visited the tribal village two years ago. I’m guessing that’s when the parasitic worm, which the tribal people keep, entered their bodies. This parasitic worm will undergo changes in the human body and result in either death or mania. There are no proven ways to diagnose this

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person who raised that parasitic worm removes it. The second method is to have the host die. These parasitic worms will only. attach themselves to live hosts, after all. I attacked Ms. Magnussen violently earlier in order to fake her death and trick the parasitic worm into leaving

happened to me, Grandpa?” Yuliana asked weakly after

right now,” Jerome said

Yuliana had regained consciousness, she was still badly wounded by Finnegan’s

“Yuliana!” Jerome shouted.

be back to normal

from now on. I’ll nurse Yuliana for two days and then get the transfer procedures done. I’ll

Mr. Magnussen. We’ll leave you to it, then,” Finnegan said as he held Bernice’s. hand and got ready to

was willing to go this far to save his granddaughter, Finnegan had faith that he would

minute, Mr. Larkin!” Winston called out

he figured he would be better off having Finnegan

understood the reasoning behind Winston’s decision, so he didn’t get mad at him for switching sides

“What is it, Old Mr.

much they can do. but there are still a lot of things that

one hundred million and wait for my return

Bernice while Winston and Wynter stood there with blank looks on their

faces.

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just ask for one

most of which would only ask for hundreds of thousands or a few million at most.

to hear Finnegan ask for

Larkin a property worth two hundred and

understand what he meant. “I understand what you mean, Mr.

million was a huge sum, but

and said with a chuckle, “I’m glad you understand, Wynter. Make sure to go see Mr. Larkin when he returns, okay? Also, try to run a background check on him in the meantime. I want to know when a talented young man like him showed up in Jadeborough. One hundred million is a small price to pay to

be important, but only a skilled doctor can save

she dropped him off outside his