A Healer’s Journey

Chapter 47 Is That So Difficult To Attain

The next morning, Finnegan received a call from Bernice asking him out for breakfast.

After washing up quickly, he left the hotel under the aggrieved gaze of Alisha, who had already prepared breakfast, rushing to the agreed location.

It was an ordinary diner.

“Why did you ask me out?”

As soon as Finnegan had taken a seat, he tossed that question out with utter chagrin written on his face.

Bernice was stunned for a moment, at a loss as to the man’s sudden temper.

Mulling it over for a while, she reckoned it was because of the incident last night and hastily explained, “I know Grandpa must have said something unpleasant yesterday night since he made me leave. But his words don’t represent my stand. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to call you after that, but Grandma confiscated my phone right after I’d sent Grandpa back.”

At the sight of her anxiety, Finnegan could no longer keep up the act. His l*ps curved into a smile. “I’m not angry about the incident last night, silly. It’s just that I should’ve been the one to ask you out. How could you be the first to ask me out when you’re a princess?”

Following that, Bernice fell silent and blinked her eyes.

The instant she registered his meaning, she flushed bright red and chided softly, “Meanie! You’re teasing me again!”

Chortling, Finnegan poured her a gla*s of milk. “That’s because I like you. Besides, you’re the only person I tease. I don’t do so with other girls, not even giving them a second glance. Moreover, this isn’t teasing but sweet talking.”

Whoa! He’s truly an expert at flirting, huh?

Bernice blushed even harder. She muttered with a snort, “I’m not talking to you anymore, Meanie. All you do is pick on me.”

“That shows how much I care about you!”

Finnegan’s honeyed words had a thrill course through Bernice, but she feigned displeasure. “How glib! Don’t think I’m going to accept you just because of this. I’m exceedingly difficult to pursue.”

Grinning, Finnegan a*serted, “It’s okay. You’ve already taken the first step, so I’ll finish the

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remaining ninety-nine steps, even if it means crawling all the way to you. I’ll hold your hand until the end of time!”

to tease her every other sentence, and

so as to avoid making a fool of herself later out of embarra*sment. “Let’s not talk about that anymore. Hurry up and eat. Then, we’ll go to Jerome

she had not mentioned that, Finnegan would have

a trip to the Haimowitz residence to treat Old Mr. Haimowitz since they called last night,”

known

really going

there a problem with

his nonchalance, Bernice was torn between laughter and exasperation. “Even the head of the top ten doctors in Loang, the president of Loang

minimum fee for any rich person seeking treatment from me starts from a hundred million, and it even depends on my

go with you. Then, we’ll go to

Finnegan brought Bernice, who feared that he would offend

son, Cadmus Haimowitz, second son, Benjamin Haimowitz, eldest grandson, Felix Haimowitz,

such a grand welcome, surprise showed

of Jadeborough were to pay the Haimowitz family a visit, they likely wouldn’t all be here

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Ms. Zimmerman.”

Winston immediately stepped

On the contrary, Bernice responded courteously, “Old

alongside his family. While doing so, he apologized, “I’m really sorry about the incident during the engagement party yesterday, Mr. Larkin. My nephew and his family were truly hopeless to

attitude toward Finnegan was simply mind-boggling.

the rest of the Haimowitz family was similarly

else about him that

Finnegan replied, “I’ve heard about everything that went down after I was taken away yesterday, Old Mr. Haimowitz. You’ve already done enough. As such, there’s no need to mention it anymore. Right

please bring Ms. Zimmerman around first, lest she gets bored.”

want Bernice to know as he wanted

over. “Let’s go to

way of declining the invitation then. Speechlessly shooting Finnegan a glare, she

was arranged for the treatment session. Only Winston,

other words, my end is near. Hence,

of course, he still wanted to live two

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