The Healing Avenger novel Chapter 47

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 lips 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 glass 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 asserted, “It's okay. You've already taken the first step, so I'll finish the remaining ninety-nine steps, even if it means crawling all the way to you. I'll hold your hand until the end of time!”

Bernice never expected him to be able to tease her every other sentence, and her face flamed even hotter.

She hurriedly changed the subject so as to avoid making a fool of herself later out of embarrassment. “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 to open its doors for business.”

If she had not mentioned that, Finnegan would have really forgotten all about it.

“I might not have time to go over in the morning. I've got to make a trip to the Haimowitz residence to treat Old Mr. Haimowitz since they called last night,” he admitted.

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

But upon recalling his request, she asked, “Are you really going to demand a hundred million from the Haimowitz family?”

“Is there a problem with that?”

Seeing his nonchalance, Bernice was torn between laughter and exasperation. “Even the head of the top ten doctors in Loang, the president of Loang Medical Council, Darius Hicks, wouldn't dare ask for a hundred million, Meanie. I think it's too much!”

Conversely, Finnegan curled his lips and countered, “It might be too much for others, but that has nothing to do with me. Besides, the minimum fee for any rich person seeking treatment from me starts from a hundred million, and it even depends on my mood. That aside, the patriarch of the Haimowitz family himself contacted me. That means they accepted my terms. What's there to fear?”

“But... Oh well, never mind. I'll go with you. Then, we'll go to Jerome Medical Clinic together.”

Subsequently, Finnegan brought Bernice, who feared that he would offend the Haimowitz family, to the Haimowitz residence.

By then, Winston was already waiting at the mansion gates with his eldest son, Cadmus Haimowitz, second son, Benjamin Haimowitz, eldest grandson, Felix Haimowitz, and eldest granddaughter, Wynter Haimowitz.

When Bernice saw such a grand welcome, surprise showed on her face.

Whoa! Even if the mayor of Jadeborough were to pay the Haimowitz family a visit, they likely wouldn't all be here to greet him, no?

“Mr. Larkin, Ms. Zimmerman.”

Hmm? Is there something else about him that I'm unaware of?

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