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.”

right. There aren’t many customers this morning, so I’ll show you

not looking down on Finnegan like Wendy and the others.

impression on Finnegan. “Can you recommend a car that’s suitable for girls to drive?

tone, Wendy whispered disdainfully, “We are well aware of his background, so why is he still

didn’t bother to respond. Instead,

cars.

woman walked in. The man wore an expensive suit with a luxury watch worth hundreds of thousands on his wrist. Even his leather shoes were

experienced saleswoman adept at identifying potential customers, quickly got up to greet them, “Are you two here

as she was now approaching the customers

man, Yosef Haimowitz, grunted in response. “I’m getting engaged on Saturday, and I want to gift my fiancée a Porsche 718. Can you recommend

to the exhibition area where Finnegan and Lucy were also present.

showing the cars to

heavy makeup, stared

recognized the woman calling him.

the woman before him. She was Ximena Larkin, the daughter of his Uncle Raymond She had frequently bullied him and Rhiannon when they were young.

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to meet

Ximena sneered and hooked her arm around. Yosef’s, “I thought Uncle Desmond was kidding when he said you’ve returned.

said contemptuously, “Is he your

expect

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 flourished.”

taking in her detestable mien as

truth.

pointing to a car, he said to Lucy, “This one will do. Please help me process the order as soon as possible because I’m giving it to my sister as a birthday present in a few days.”

laughed out loud, “Finnegan, this is a top-spec Porsche 718. The total cost is probably close to two million. Don’t fool around with me. If you can afford this car, why does your family still live in a run-down house?

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

guard and was shoved to the side. Fortunately, Finnegan quickly grabbed hold of her. “Are you okay?”

I’m your cousin, and if you cause a scene, it will also bring shame to me. My fiance won’t be pleased if

Lucy and handed her a card, “I’ll make full payment by card.”

What?

react in such a straightforward and terse

aback Could

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