A Healer’s Journey

Chapter 18 Repulsive Faces

Quiana wore a bitter expression as she said, “Rhia, please don’t speak like that. They are your

relatives, after all.”

Melinda huffed in agreement, “That’s right. Is that how you speak to your elders? Moreover, when your father was left paralyzed after being beaten up previously, our family was willing to lend you two thousand, so what’s wrong with asking you to lend us some money now?”

“How do you have the audacity to say that?” Rhiannon’s face flushed red with anger. “You lent us the two thousand after my mother begged you on her knees. Moreover, you even shamelessly charged us interest and made us pay four thousand!”

“Isn’t it customary to charge others interest when lending money to another person? Just cut to the chase and tell me whether your family is willing to lend us the money.”

“Aunt Quiana, your family will receive four million in compensation for the relocation, so what’s the harm in lending us three million?”

“Relatives should help one another. How can you be so heartless when we need a*sistance now?”

Melinda acted willfully while her son, Max Lane, and her daughter, Helen Lane, chimed in with their opinions, preventing Rhiannon from interjecting.

Hearing that, Finnegan roughly figured out what had happened.

Poker-faced, he pushed open the metal door and entered.

Rhiannon hastily approached him and said, “Finn, hurry up and chase Uncle Adrian and his family out of here. They are without shame. When Dad was met with mishaps in the past, and we needed money, Mom begged them on her knees for half a day, yet they only loaned. us two thousand. After that, they demanded we repay them four thousand for the principal and interest. Now that they know we’ll receive the relocation compensation, they knocked on our door early in the morning to borrow money from us.”

Finnegan patted Rhiannon’s shoulder to calm her down. Only then did he turn to gaze at Adrian and his family.

Melinda immediately uttered with a smile, “You’re back, Finny. We’ve missed. you. You should persuade your parents to lend us the money now that you’re here. Max needs to buy a house for his wedding. Otherwise, the girl won’t agree to marry him!”

On the day of his return, Desmond invited Adrian and his family over to have a meal, but they mercilessly rejected the invitation. Hence, Finnegan doubted those relatives, who would only show up when there was something to gain, would actually miss him.

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house and a commercial property? Can’t you

In the future, your Uncle Adrian and I will each stay in one unit, so Max and Helen still lack a property each. Therefore, after your family receives the relocation fund, we’ll borrow three million from

entitled demeanor

was caught in a tight spot, Finnegan didn’t ask them to

temporarily. We’ll repay you when Max makes money. Relatives should help one another. Besides, Max is the Lane family’s only male descendant.

also my family’s only male descendant. Moreover, I’m one year older than Max. Don’t I need to buy a

Max is your cousin, so shouldn’t you

on me to extend its bloodline since I’m the only male descendant. On the other hand, the Larkin family still consists

enough. He’s too self-centered and only thinks about himself.

Quiana. “Quiana, just tell me whether you’re willing to lend me the money. You promised to take care of our family after Mom and Dad pa*sed away. You’ll be as lowly as

property to prepare for Finny’s wedding in the future. I’ll lend you five hundred thousand after I receive the relocation

little and buy a house outright for Max. Otherwise, who’ll pay for his loan in the future? Quiana, as Max’s aunt, how can you be so selfish and let Max

in a panic, “That’s not

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at Melinda, who was a selfish person accusing others of

a house for Max because he won’t live long enough to move into the

How dare you curse

he merely pulled Quiana aside and dodged the a*sault without retaliating. Failing to steady herself, Melinda tripped on a stool

bellowed, “Are you two blind? Can’t you see I’m getting bullied?”

did Adrian and Max come back

had snapped out of it first, tried booting Finnegan right away.

kicked the latter and sent him sprawling on the ground while simultaneously roaring, “This

They didn’t dare to move an inch afterward as they didn’t anticipate Finnegan