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!”

expected him to be able to tease her every other sentence, and her

we’ll go to Jerome Medical Clinic for a look. Mr. Magnussen has straightened up the

Finnegan would have really

have time to go over in the morning. I’ve got to make a trip to the Haimowitz residence to treat

Jerome Medical Clinic, Bernice had known that he planned to treat Winston.

she asked, “Are you really going to demand a hundred million from the Haimowitz family?”

there a problem with

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

rich person seeking treatment from me starts from a hundred million, and it even depends on my mood. That aside, the patriarch

I’ll go with you. Then, we’ll go to Jerome Medical

would offend the Haimowitz.

Cadmus Haimowitz, second son, Benjamin Haimowitz, eldest

welcome, surprise

to pay the Haimowitz family a visit, they likely wouldn’t all be

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Larkin, Ms.

Winston immediately stepped forward with his family and greeted them.

the contrary, Bernice responded courteously, “Old Mr.

engagement party yesterday, Mr. Larkin. My nephew and his family were truly hopeless to have slighted you and your parents. I’ve already taught them a lesson and told them to be

Winston’s attitude toward Finnegan was simply

the eyes of the rest of the

about him

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 now, let’s find a room for me to treat you. I still have something to

his shoulder. “Ms. Haimowitz, please bring Ms. Zimmerman around first, lest she gets bored.”

he still did not want Bernice to know

over.

tag along, but she had no way of declining the invitation then. Speechlessly shooting Finnegan a glare,

a room was arranged for the treatment session. Only Winston, his two sons, and his grandson

to many doctors, and they all said that my condition is a natural progression of life. In other words, my end

wanted to live two more

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