A Healer’s Journey

Chapter 27 Pretense

“Finny, are you really not visiting Max at the hospital? After all, he is your cousin. Your Uncle Adrian’s family members are your kin!”

“But some relatives are no better than outsiders, like the Mdm. Dickson and her family, who used to live next door. How can Uncle Adrian’s family even compare to them?” Finnegan. countered.

“Quiana, don’t trouble Finny anymore. Even I don’t want to waste my time entertaining them either when I look at your brother’s family’s repulsive demeanor.”

“Mom, Dad, I am going to Bellridge to visit a patient. I may be away for a few days, but do call me if anything happens.”

Quiana fell silent.

The next morning, Finnegan rejected Quiana’s pleas once again before leaving the house. He asked Alisha to send him to the car showroom.

The trip might take a few days. Finnegan intended to give Lindsey an acupuncture treatment first. At the same time, buy Rhiannon a car as a birthday gift. He wanted to avoid being pressed for time if he were to do those things upon his return.

However, Finnegan found out Lindsey was still on the way when he

got there.

While waiting, Finny looked at the vehicles on display. The sales staff recognized him as Lindsey’s friend, so they left him alone.

“Mister, are you interested in buying a car?” asked a new saleswoman who had just started working there yesterday.

She didn’t meet with Finnegan the other day.

He noticed her nametag: Lucy Watson.

Finnegan nodded. “I want to buy a car for my sister to gift to her as a birthday present.”

A seasoned saleswoman, Wendy Mabins, chuckled, “Hey, handsome, quit teasing the young lady. You’re a friend of Ms. Jennings, and your sister has been here many times. How can your family afford a car? If you want to see Ms. Jennings, wait in her office. Don’t bother the girl for no reason.”

The other salespeople also snickered, as they were certain Finnegan was just joking with Lucy.

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Finnegan had heard of how snobbish the salespeople at a car dealership could be. Unexpectedly, he encountered the experience that day, not to mention from Lindsey’s subordinates.

He sighed inwardly and turned to Lucy, “If you’re busy, I can wait for your manager to come.”

many customers this morning, so I’ll

on Finnegan like Wendy

you recommend a car that’s suitable

tone, Wendy whispered disdainfully, “We are well aware of his

her but didn’t bother to respond. Instead, he followed

cars.

later, a man and a woman walked in. The man wore an expensive suit with a luxury watch worth hundreds of thousands on his wrist. Even

up

before as she was now approaching

in response. “I’m getting engaged on Saturday, and I want to gift my fiancée a

me,” said Wendy while leading them to the exhibition area where

“Get out of the way. I’m showing the cars to my clients.

and beautiful woman, wearing heavy makeup, stared at Finnegan and asked tentatively, “Finnegan?”

recognized the woman calling him. “Ximena, it’s been

woman before him. She was Ximena Larkin, the daughter of his Uncle Raymond She had frequently bullied him

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to meet her

really Finnegan, Ximena sneered and hooked her arm around. Yosef’s, “I thought Uncle Desmond was kidding when he said you’ve returned. I didn’t you to dare to come back. Aren’t you afraid of being

and said contemptuously, “Is he your younger cousin you mentioned

expect

very well. Finnegan and his sister bullied me a lot. Fortunately, karma caught up with him. He offended Mr. Killian and caused his family’s downfall. Subsequently, our family

in her detestable mien as she

truth.

true colors after the incident five years ago. While pointing to a car, he said to Lucy, “This one will do. Please help me process the order as

close to two million. Don’t fool around with me. If you can afford this car,

lose the chance of securing the sale, so she hastily pushed Lucy aside. “Hurry up and take him elsewhere.

was shoved to the side. Fortunately, Finnegan quickly grabbed hold of

don’t embarra*s yourself here. I’m your cousin, and if you cause a scene, it will also bring shame to me. My

Lucy and handed her a card, “I’ll make full

What?

one expected Finnegan to react in such a straightforward and terse manner.

Could this guy

and oncluded that Finnegan couldn’t be wealthy Otherwise, his family wouldn’t have been arving in such poverty for the past five years. And seeing how he was dressed