A Healer’s Journey

Chapter 4 Killian Chomsky

knew Desmond wasn’t telling the truth. However, he didn’t expose him. “Dad, I bought some herbs to treat your broken bone and damaged meridians. It’ll take at most a month to get the other herbs—” “It’s time to sign the contract, you old fools!” Suddenly, the iron gate was kicked open with a loud bang. A young man with a python tattooed on his arm strode in with a group of menacing-looking thugs in tow. Hearing the commotion, Quiana quickly abandoned her task of making the bed for Finnegan and rushed out. Her expression was grim as she shouted, “Scram! We will never sign anything!” Finnegan frowned and got to his feet. “What’s going on?” Rhiannon huffed angrily, “Our area is going to get demolished soon, but the developer is evil enough to offer us only fifteen thousand per square meter as compensation for both the land and the house. Mom and Dad initially agreed because they didn’t want to cause trouble, but the thugs only offered our family four thousand per square meter!” Jadeborough was a bustling economic hub located in the nation of Loang. Potential buyers must be prepared to pay at least two hundred thousand for a home in the city center. Although the Larkin residence was situated on the outskirts of the city, the cost of the land in this area was still a hefty twenty thousand per square meter. The other families were offered fifteen thousand per square meter, and their family was merely offered four thousand. It was daylight robbery. Python licked his l*p and gazed at Rhiannon lustfully. “Gorgeous, if you’d be willing to come away with me for a few days, I could sneakily provide you with two thousand extra. Mr. Killian has left orders that your family can only receive four thousand.” Rhiannon fumed, “Scoundrel! Hurry up and…” She trailed off as the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped. Python and the thugs felt as if a boulder was crushing their chests. Before long, they discovered Finnegan was staring at them icily. Rhiannon returned to her senses. “Sh*t!” Desmond and Quiana also paled visibly. They had been busy trying to get rid of the thugs that they had forgotten that Finnegan was back home. The “Mr. Killian” referred to by Python was the very individual who had forced Finnegan to leave his home, thus resulting in the Larkin family becoming bankrupt. Tristan Properties, a branch of Tristan Group, which was owned by the Chomsky family, was responsible for the development of the area. That was why their family was offered four thousand in comparison to the fifteen thousand offered to the other families. Python shook his head and thought it was a