A Healer’s Journey

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Kneel Before Him

Kathleen had to reel in from the confusion when she saw the caller’s number before she could pick up the call.

Her expression changed while she was on the call, and she kept glancing at Finnegan. A solemn look crossed her face.

Upon ending the call, Kathleen sighed and said, “Kneel before Mr. Larkin and apologize to

him.”

What?

Sasha thought she had misheard Kathleen. “Mom, what did you just say?”

Trey and Bernice were baffled. They were wondering why Kathleen was asking Sasha to go on her knees after answering a call.

However, Kathleen gave no explanation as she said, “Kneel, or I’ll kick you out of the Miles. family on behalf of your father!”

Her words stunned everyone present.

Tears

sprang to Sasha’s eyes as she cried out, “I hate you, Mom!”

Then, she bent her knees and kneeled before Finnegan. Unprecedented humiliation crashed into her as she squeezed out, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have offended you. Please forgive me!”

Kathleen was not happy to see her daughter on her knees, but the memory of the call from earlier made her collect herself.

“Is that enough, Mr. Larkin?”

Complicated feelings washed over Bernice as she looked at Finnegan. Finnegan was certainly the first person in Jadeborough who could force the Miles family to this point.

Yet, Finnegan merely shrugged and started walking away. “If you kneel until the next evening, I’ll consider lending a helping hand to the Miles family once.”

The rest of the people were silent as they watched Finnegan leave.

Only when she could no longer see Finnegan did Bernice mutter, “Mrs. Miles, I’ll take my leave first.”

seem right for her to stick around, and she also wanted to get

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when he saw how his sister was crying. He

“קווי

“Let her kneel”

snapped her head upward as her eyes reddened even more.

had never suffered such misery in her life before, and her

bitterly said, “Alisha called me

her tears

family were good friends with the Wahlstrom family. In fact, Theoden was the one

Sashie to

anymore, so Kathleen nodded and said to her children, “Alisha said to accept any request Finnegan has. If Finnegan gets upset, Old Mr. Wahlstrom is going to cut ties with the Miles family. She even said he’s going to crush

siblings paled, and Sasha’s

is he making the head of Walund’s underworld so protective of him to the point of threatening to cut ties with

already in Alisha’s car,

l*ps, Finnegan said, “You were the one who called

Larkin,

out the window when he realized

with each other?”

his toughest times, so our families visit each other on New Year. That’s why I wanted to mediate between you and the Miles family when I realized there was a conflict between you two.

intervene, the Wahlstrom family would eventually have to

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Miles family

closed his eyes.

Sasha obediently remained kneeling until the next evening, he would not fully hold the Miles family accountable

Alisha heard nothing else from Finnegan, she deliberately uttered in a high-pitched. voice, “Mr. Larkin, the night is still young. Why

grandfather had ordered her to sleep with Finnegan. If she failed at her task, her allowance would be cut by ninety percent.

her grandfather was so adamant about that, she believed her grandfather would not ask her to do anything that would harm her. Furthermore, she

missing a beat, “Forget it. I’m afraid you might take advantage

grumbled, “You hurt my feelings, Mr. Larkin.”

you tire me out.”

back. She let him out of the car at the junction a hundred meters away from the Larkin

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