A Healer’s Journey

Chapter 7 Enemy At The Door

“Killian!” he shouted while opening the door and entering the house. Desmond’s face grew pale when he saw Finnegan. “Finny!” Oh, no! Killian is bound to pick on Finnegan now that he’s here! Killian, who looked really dapper as he stood there in a fancy suit, rubbed the scar on his forehead and said with a sarcastic sneer, “Ah, so he really is back! The hero who saved the day, huh?” Back then, Killian had caught Bernice and was about to force himself on her, but Finnegan came to her rescue and smashed his head. Eventually, the Zimmerman family confronted the Chomsky family about it and obtained some form of compensation. This time, he was in charge of a project and had hired a bunch of thugs to help withhold the relocation funds until Finnegan showed up and ruined his plans yet again. Having been screwed over twice by Finnegan, Killian was so mad at him that he was even prepared to kill him. Quiana ran up to Finnegan and tugged at his arm as she said, “Stay out of this, Finny! Your father and I will handle this!” She was afraid that Killian would cripple Finnegan the same way he crippled Desmond. Finnegan gently patted her on the back of her hand. “I’ll take care of this family’s issues from now on, Mom.” Suppressing the urge to kill Killian on the spot, Finnegan glared at him and asked, “What are you doing here?” Killian placed a cigar in his mouth, prompting a b*dyguard to come to light it for him. “I thought you wouldn’t dare come back here ever again, but then you showed up out of the blue and ruined my plans. Still, I am a reasonable man, so I will give you a chance to fix your mistake. I want you to get on your knees and bow to me nine times. After that, I will break both your legs and have you sign the agreement to move out without any compensation. The thugs you injured last night need that money for their medical bills. Oh, and I hear your sister has matured into quite the woman, so I will have her keep me company for three to five days.” He then tossed the agreement onto the table in front of Finnegan as he continued, “If you agree to all the terms, I will consider sparing you and your family. Otherwise… Well, you know what’ll happen…” Finnegan was clenching his fists so tightly in anger that his knuckles made cracking noises. Had it not been for Quiana holding him back, he would’ve rushed forward and killed Killian in one punch. However, Killian was unaware of his capabilities and simply mistook his behavior as a sign of helplessness. “Hurry up and make a choice, Finnegan. If you don’t, I’ll do something far worse than what I did five years ago!” “I will go to war with you if you so much as lay a finger on Finnegan, Killian!” Bernice shouted as she came in with her b*dyguards. She had come to bring Finnegan some herbs when she saw what was going on. Naturally, she didn’t take too kindly to seeing Killian, who nearly forced himself on her five years ago. “Bernice? When did you wake up?” Killian was surprised. He had asked some of the doctors who treated Bernice about her condition, and they had all told him that she would not regain consciousness ever again.