fantishu
Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Chapter 40 Are You Still Courting Me
“Caesar!”
Oscar’s eyes reddened when he saw how Caesar had died in the dingy morgue.
There was a somber look on Tristan’s face as well. “Mr. Goldberg, what are we going to do now?”
He thought that if Caesar, an Amber Realm fighter of Absolute Rank, were to intervene, Finnegan was bound to die. However, now, Finnegan had killed Caesar and was even taunting them by sending Caesar’s body to them.
A wave of fury and helplessness washed over Tristan. He realized Finnegan was far harder to deal with than he imagined.
“I have to kill him!” Oscar gritted his teeth as a murderous look entered his eyes. “I’m going to tell the rest of my seniors that Caesar has been killed by Finnegan. They’re all Enigma Realm fighters. I refuse to believe that Finnegan will survive their assaults!”
Tristan’s eyes lit up. “Is it the rest of the Goldberg Five? How long will it take for them to arrive?”
Forcing away his anger, Oscar said, “A few days, I’m guessing.”
Tristan was wracked with worry when he heard that, but he dared not urge the rest of the Goldberg Five to come at once. “I’ll try to stir some troubles up for Finnegan first so that he won’t have the time to come after us.”
What he did not know was how Finnegan could not be bothered to attack in advance.
The night went past.
Early in the morning, Finnegan received Quiana’s call, asking him to attend Ximena’s engagement with them. He could not stop his parents from attending it, so he agreed to meet them at a specific time.
After that, he asked Alisha to keep an eye on the Chomsky family so that they knew what the Chomskys were planning to do after seeing Caesar’s body.
Very soon, Alisha came back to report to him. “Tristan did nothing after cremating Caesar instantly. In fact, he even continued to stay in the hospital and never step foot out of the building. However, I’m guessing that he has asked Oscar to get more help. You’ll have to be more careful. It’s highly likely that the incoming help is the rest of the Goldberg Five, and they’re all Enigma Realm fighters. The seniormost among them is Eleazar Goldberg, and apparently, he’s a step away from reaching Terra Realm)
Finnegan gave her a smile. “I’ll go with the flow. No one will be able to stop me from destroying the Chomsky family.”
Alisha was still worried despite his words. “Finnegan, do you want me to ask my grandpa to summon Spencer Klausen? He’s one of the Five Unparalleled and the disciple of Helmuth Bach, an Ether Realm fighter. Spencer is currently a Terra Realm fighter of Intermediate. Rank.”
“There’s no need for that. Even if Golden Hades shows up now, he won’t be able to change. my mind.”
Right then, Bernice called.
After telling Alisha to contact him if anything popped up, and Finnegan left the room to pick up the call.
The second the call went through, Bernice grumbled, “Finnegan, are you still courting me?”
Finnegan was stunned to be chastised that early in the morning. “What’s wrong, Darling?”
“Don’t you ‘Darling’ me. I’m evidently just a stranger to you.”
Finnegan went silent.
Clearly, Bernice was upset, and Finnegan had to approach the matter with caution. “Sorry, Darling, but could you please tell me what I’ve done wrong so that I can correct my mistakes?”
Finnegan’s initiation to apologize worked. In a softer tone, Bernice said, “I just found out that your house was forcibly demolished. Why didn’t you tell me about it so that I could make accommodation. arrangements for your family?
Oh, she’s calling because I hid the demolition from her. What a silly girl.
Finnegan replied, “It’s fine. I’ve made arrangements for housing, but my dad booked rooms in a hotel before I could tell him about it. They don’t want to waste the money they’ve used, so I’ll only take them to the new house after staying at the hotel.”
“I’m glad to hear that,” Bernice said in an even softer tone, but Finnegan could still hear the tinge of resentment in it. “But are you not interested in courting me anymore?”
They were back to the same topic.
Finnegan could feel a headache forming. “Darling, what did I do again?”
“What day is today?”
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The gears in Finnegan’s mind turned, and he instantly figured out what was going on. “Darling, it’s Saturday today. I wanted to ask you out for a shopping trip and a meal, but my cousin has an
engagement at noon, so I have to attend it with my parents. I was thinking of asking you out in the afternoon or the evening instead.”
Bernice audibly sounded happier. “I was wondering why you aren’t asking me out even though I’m free. I see it’s because you have other things to attend to. Should I come to your cousin’s engagement?”
“You already want to meet my relatives? Have you accepted me?”
“No way. You need to work harder.”
Finnegan briefly thought about how cute Bernice would look at that moment before saying, “No need. My family isn’t on the best of terms with my uncle’s family. If not for my parents wanting to stay in contact with them, I wouldn’t even want to attend the engagement. So, there’s no need for you to
to go
there.”
Bernice had heard bits and pieces of their family matters from Rhiannon, so she hummed in agreement before answering, “Okay, I’ll wait for your call then.”
After ending the call, Finnegan massaged his temples and muttered, “Being in a relationship is far more taxing than learning medicine and cultivation.”
A slight misstep, and my girlfriend’s angry.
Fifteen minutes later, Finnegan went to the hotel to pick his parents up at the agreed time before they hailed a cab to Goldarch Hotel.
On their way there, Quiana wistfully said, “Ximena doesn’t have the best education and isn’t that capable, but she’s one lucky girl. I can’t believe she’s marrying into the Haimowitz family!”
Desmond chuckled and uttered, “Don’t say that. Ximena’s a pretty girl. But I have to admit. that I’m surprised she could get engaged with someone from the Haimowitz family even if that someone is just from a branch of the main family.”
Mulling over Yosef, Finnegan then asked, “Mom, is Ximena’s fiancé someone from Pentariver Group’s Haimowitz family?”
“He is. I wonder if Rhia will ever be fortunate enough to marry into a rich family.”
Finnegan was not expecting Yosef to really come from the Haimowitz family. Everything seemed far more interesting to him now.
He was wondering if he could ruin the marriage by refusing to treat Winston it his uncle. Raymond, were to start wreaking havoc again.
Of course, it was best not to get in the way of the two’s relationship.
As long as his uncle and his family were not being too absurd, Finnegan would not do something horrible like that.
Right then, Quiana recalled something and gestured at Finnegan. “By the way, I talked to Mdm. Dickson after you left yesterday. She likes you quite a lot, and she’s thinking of having her daughter, Josephine, marry you. If you don’t like Rhia’s friend, you should court Josephine instead.”
Desmond agreed with her. “Rhia’s friend is successful in her career, so there’s a difference between you and her. But Josephine is a different case. We watched her grow up, and our families know each other well. Moreover, our social and financial statuses are about the
same.”
Finnegan was not expecting them to talk about his marriage proposal again.
Half amused and half exasperated, he said, “Mom, Dad, I think of Josephine like a big sister and nothing more. Also, I have my eyes on someone. Once I win her over, I’ll bring her home to visit you.”
The look of surprise on his parents’ faces secretly delighted Finnegan.
Quiana then asked, “Who is it?”
“You’ll find out when the time comes. She’s a nice girl.”
At that, the Larkin couple shared a look. Quiana went on to say, “Do your best, then. But you have to make sure you find someone who isn’t worlds apart from you. That way, you’ll speak the same language, and your relationship will last forever.” Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Desmond nodded. “Your mom’s right. You can’t just simply settle for someone, and you can’t go for someone too high up the social hierarchy too. It’ll be best to find someone similar to
your status.”