A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana)

Chapter 25

Chapter 25 I Would Never Lie To You

An elderly man’s anxious voice was followed by the sound of a woman groaning.

The door opened a few moments later, and a skinny old man came running out with a few cuts on his clothes and two streaks of blood on his face. He then quickly shut the door behind him and locked it as quickly as possible.

Someone could be heard banging on the door in an attempt to get out of the room.

Winston walked out of the gazebo with Wynter holding him steady. “Jerome?”

Bernice, too, greeted him politely, “Mr. Magnussen.”

Jerome wiped his tears as he said, “You should leave, Winston. I can’t even cure my own daughter, so I have no right to treat anyone else. Please seek medical assistance elsewhere.” He then turned toward Bernice and continued, “I only have two conditions: either two hundred million, or cure Yuliana, and I will hand Jerome Medical Clinic over unconditionally. I’m in no mood to discuss anything else.”

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Winston let out a sigh when he saw how depressed Jerome was. “Jerome, I can pay you if you need money. You don’t need to hand over your work of a lifetime. I just need you to treat me and prolong my life by another two to three years.”

Jerome simply ignored him and sat down by the stairs next to the entrance.

Determined to have Jerome treat him, Winston refused to leave as well. He had Wynter help him back to the gazebo and sat down to continue waiting. He had gotten used to waiting there from morning until night in hopes of getting Jerome to treat him.

Bernice walked up to Jerome and said, “I can pay you the two hundred million, but I need to do so over the course of two years. Would that be okay with you? I will pay the interest accordingly if you agree to this arrangement, Mr. Magnussen.”

The land and surrounding roads had a market value of two hundred and fifty million, so two hundred million was considered a low price.

However, Bernice couldn’t get him that much money in such a short amount of time.

Although Firebird Group was worth tens of billions, it didn’t have tens of billions of cash readily available. Besides, Firebird Group was a listed company, and the Zimmerman family only owned a little over thirty percent of its shares, so they would only get about one billion from the annual dividend.

Even then, the one billion did not belong to Bee entirely. Her grandfather, who founded Firebird Group, would distribute it accordingly

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Therefore, the total amount she would get from her annual bonus and the annual dividend. was about sixty to seventy million.

As she couldn’t ask her family for money to help Finnegan set up a clinic, Bernice had not choice but to dig into her own savings. It would take her a total of two years in order to gather two hundred million.

However, Jerome waved his hand at her and said, “Sorry, but I only requested for a price. lower than the current market value so I could get the money immediately. I can’t wait two years.”

Bernice was about to say something in response, but Finnegan stopped her by grabbing her arm. “You silly girl!”

Bernice really is going all out just to help me set up a clinic, but we’re not exactly a couple yet. Being a man. I can’t possibly let her pay for my clinic! © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Don’t call me that! I’m two years older than you!” Bernice exclaimed with her face red.

Surprised by their intimate interaction, Wynter took a serious look at Finnegan for the first time.

Being one of the Four Beauties of Jadeborough, she was all too familiar with Bernice and knew that she would not usually get intimate with men. As such, Wynter began wondering who Finnegan was when she saw Bernice get intimate with him.

Finnegan gave Bernice an affectionate pinch on the cheek, which caused her to blush even harder. After taking a moment to recover from her shock, Wynter turned toward Jerome and asked, “Mr. Magnussen, you said you would hand Jerome Medical Clinic over unconditionally if we can cure your daughter, right?”

“That’s right,” Jerome replied.

“Very well, then. I’ll cure her!” Finnegan said.

Bernice’s eyes lit up when she heard that. “Oh, that’s right! I forgot that you’re knowledgeable in medicine! You could try treating Ms. Magnussen!”

There was a mix of seriousness and doubt in Jerome’s eyes as he looked at Finnegan. “Are you sure you can do this?”

“Finnegan is an expert when it comes to medicine, Mr. Magnussen! He was the one who helped me regain consciousness a while back. He also treated an old injury that has been affecting Mr. Miles for years. He might just be able to treat Ms. Magnussen!”

Finnegan told her about how he treated Gilbert on their way here.

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Both the Zimmerman family and the Miles family came to him for treatment in the past, so Jerome knew just how complex their conditions were. However, he was not expecting the person who successfully treated them to be this young.

The look of doubt had vanished from his eyes as he asked, “How confident are you in treating my granddaughter, Mr. Larkin?”

“Maybe you could start by providing me with the full details of her condition.”

“Two years ago, Yuliana and her parents went on vacation in Xanfield. The three of them then fell ill a few days after returning home and had manic episodes, but I can’t seem to figure out the cause of their bizarre condition. I’ve tried my best to treat them, but to not avail. My son and daughter-in-law ended up passing away, so Yuliana is all that I have left. I managed to ensure her survival, but she would often have manic episodes and start attacking people like crazy. I had no choice but to keep her locked up inside the house,” Jerome said while wiping his tears.

“Did they happen to pass by the tribal village while they were in Xanfield?” Finnegan asked.

“Yes, they specifically went to the tribal village to experience the culture and lifestyle of the locals there. Is there a problem?”

Finnegan had a rough idea as to what was going on after hearing that. “Please open the door. Mr. Magnussen. I will have your granddaughter treated right away.”

“You really mean that, Mr. Larkin?” Jerome asked excitedly.

“You are a respectable senior medical practitioner. I would never lie to you.”

“All right, then!” Jerome said as he opened the door for him.

“Grandpa, this man?” Wynter asked softly.

Winston looked at Finnegan as he replied, “We’ll see how things go.”

Jerome quickly took a few steps back after opening the room door.

Finnegan kept his gaze fixated on the room door while motioning at Bernice to step back.

The next thing they knew, a skinny, disheveled woman came rushing out of the room. Like a wild beast, she lunged at Finnegan with outstretched arms and started clawing at him.

Bernice and Wynter shuddered in fear when they saw how terrifying Yuliana looked. It was as though she were a skeleton that had crawled out of a grave.

Finnegan narrowed his eyes as he waited for Yulia to get closer before kicking her in the stomach. As Yuliana had been tormented by her illness for two years, she became so skinny

that she weighed less than forty kilograms. The kick sent her flying backward and caused her to cough up a mouthful of blood on the spot.

His actions shocked everyone so much that they fell silent for a good few seconds.

“What are you doing?” Jerome shouted angrily.

“Give me five minutes, Mr. Magnussen. Your granddaughter will be back to normal soon,” Finnegan said as he ran up to Yuliana, grabbed her by the neck, and punched her repeatedly in the gut.

As Yuliana was too weak to fight back, she just took those punches helplessly like a punching. bag.

It was so brutal that Bernice and Wynter couldn’t help but look away.

About two minutes later, Finnegan tossed Yuliana aside as though she were a piece of trash. Jerome ran forward to examine Yuliana, only to realize she had stopped breathing.

He immediately broke down in tears and grabbed Finnegan by the collar as he screamed, “What have you done? Why did you beat Yuliana to death? I’ll kill you!”

“There are three minutes left on the clock, Mr. Magnussen! If you still feel that way by then, I’ll let you deal with me as you see fit!” Finnegan yelled back in response.

Still desperately clinging to that glimmer of hope, Jerome shoved Finnegan aside and said, “Fine! I’ll give you three more minutes. If anything bad happens to Yuliana, I will kill you. even if it costs me my life!”