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 be able to tease her every other sentence, and her face flamed even

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 Medical Clinic for a look. Mr. Magnussen has straightened up the place and is waiting for you to decide on a date

mentioned that, Finnegan would

morning. I’ve got to make a trip to the Haimowitz residence

Clinic, Bernice had known that he

you really going to demand a hundred million from the Haimowitz family?”

problem with that?”

the president of Loang Medical Council, Darius Hicks, wouldn’t

any rich person seeking treatment from me starts from a hundred million, and it even depends on my mood.

well, never mind. I’ll go with you.

who feared that he would offend the Haimowitz. family, to the

son, Cadmus Haimowitz, second son,

such a grand welcome, surprise showed on her

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

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Larkin, Ms.

car, Winston immediately stepped forward with

On the contrary, Bernice responded

the pair into the mansion 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

attitude toward Finnegan was

rest of the Haimowitz family was similarly very

else about

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

over his shoulder. “Ms. Haimowitz, please

to know

Wynter walked over. “Let’s go to my

along, but she had no way of declining the

session. Only Winston, his

“Mr. Larkin, I’ve been to many doctors, and they all said that my condition is a natural progression of life. In other words, my end is near. Hence, don’t put too much.

he still wanted to live

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