A Healer’s Journey

Chapter 149 Not Your Real Sister

No one had anticipated Casper to ask that question.

Fimegan’s l*ps twitched.

“Finny, I couldn’t be happier if you could become my son-in-law!” Jenna chimed in, laughing.

The atmosphere grew increasingly awkward.

Josephine flushed crimson. “Mom, Casper!”

“Josephine, what are you shy about?” Casper chuckled, “When you were kids, Finnegan said he would marry you when you grew up. The two of you even pinky-swore it.”

Finnegan managed a bitter smile. “Casper, that was childhood talk. Let’s not joke about it now.”

Josephine kicked Casper under the table. “Yes, stop talking nonsense.”

Her eyes, however, subtly flitted toward Finnegan.

No one could decipher the thoughts swirling in her mind.

Jenna held Finnegan’s hand. “Finny, we have been neighbors for decades. Your parents also agreed that you and Josephine are perfect for each other. Casper is not joking. You should really consider it.”

Jenna’s tone suddenly took on a serious turn.

Josephine’s face flushed an even deeper shade of red. “Mom!”

Finnegan felt a twitch at the corner of his eyes, struck by the sudden realization that his parents and Jenna had choreographed this evening, an orchestrated scheme to bring up the subject of Josephine.

Even though Quiana had mentioned Josephine before, Finnegan had never taken her mother seriously. After all, he only thought of Josephine as his elder sister.

“Mdm. Dickson-”

Just when Finnegan was about to explain that he had a girlfriend, Josephine interjected, “Finnegan, just ignore my mother. She keeps thinking I’ll end up a spinster.”

“You’re already twenty-five,” Jenna said, shooting a glare at her daughter. “When I was your age, you were already running about.”

“Times have changed, Mom. Who gets married so young these days?”

“I didn’t ask you to get married right now. I just wish you were already in a relationship. You and Finny grew up together. Where else are you going to find someone who knows you this well?”

Josephine’s face turned crimson at her mother’s lecture. She was at a loss for words.

“Mdm. Dickson, I treat Josephine as an elder

real sister,” Jenna said. “So, you should think about it seriously.

in, “That’s right. I’m not the type of brother-in-law that will

that he already had a girlfriend by then.

about it. Bringing up the fact that he had a girlfriend would only serve to dampen everyone’s

could only nod perfunctorily and say, “Okay, I’ll give it

and got ready to

him out.

see Finnegan out

the door. Take

Sunday tomorrow. She doesn’t need to work. Just let her walk you

Josephine accompany Finnegan so much so that he could not

getting into the

scratched the back of his head and said, “Josephine, you can head back upstairs. I can hail a taxi and

longer, lest my mom nag me later.” Josephine strode forward,

area together. Josephine cocked her head and eyed Finnegan. “You’ve changed

skinny young man when

and quiet

he had gotten fitter and manlier

help but notice his personality was

but have I really changed that much?” Finnegan asked.

you

still found it hard to believe that it was Finnegan who had saved her the other night at the

have you been? How about

salary. So, I’m still getting about ten thousand a month

her true love, but it rurned out

If Bernice hadn’t paid off my debt of over one million…

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about her fate if she

a few sc*mbags in our lives. Just think of it as

nodded. “Don’t worry. I will definitely look for someone who knows me well, someone my

the undertone in her words. He looked at the time and said, “You should head back now. I’m

“Finnegan!”

heart jolted as she grabbed Finnegan’s hand.

trouble? Just let me know if you have any

at a loss for words

you. If you hadn’t helped Ms. Zimmerman back then, I wouldn’t have had the chance to work with Firebird Group, and Casper would have still been an electrical product salesman. Just drop by more often. My mom really talks about you quite a lot.”