A Healer’s Journey (Finnegan and Nuthana) Novel
Chapter 106

Chapter 106 Liam Has A Scheme

"You scared me, Bernie! Are you all right?" Jennifer anxiously examined her daughter's b*dy.

"I'm fine, Mom. No need to worry about me," rea*sured Bernice.

"Captain Quickwood informed me that those people were Rocky's men. Do you know why they captured you?"

Patrick and his wife had arrived outside of Josephine's old home, concerned about the awakened Bernice. Avoiding their eye contact, Bernice answered, "I don't know. Maybe it's just an ordinary kidnapping case."

In reality, she had already figured out what was going on when she woke up and realized she had been abducted by Rocky.

She had a feeling it was because Finnegan smashed up Ark Bar, but she pretended not to know anything.

It was to prevent her parents from blaming Finnegan for her kidnapping.

Cindy, who had accompanied them, turned back and stared at Finnegan's ruined home. The reason she recognized the place was that she had dropped by with Bernice twice before. "Strange. Why did they bring you to Finnegan's place after capturing you?"

"This is Finnegan's home?" Patrick frowned, genuinely unaware of that fact.

Cindy nodded. "That right there is Finnegan's home, though it's destroyed. Bernie and I visited this place. twice before. I wonder why Bernie was brought here. Is it a coincidence?"

As the leader of a ma*sive corporation, Patrick was, naturally, no typical businessman.

A hypothesis formed in his mind as he observed Bernice's odd behavior and listened to Cindy's words.

Nevertheless, he didn't give voice to his speculation. "Maybe this is just a coincidence. Rocky-"

At that moment, Liam arrived with Haily and interrupted, "This isn't a coincidence, Mr. Zimmerman! Bernice was kidnapped because of Finnegan!"

Bernice's eyebrow twitched. "What nonsense are you saying, Mr. Sable?"

Patrick narrowed his eyes at the new arrival. "Why are you here, Mr. Sable?"

Though he knew Finnegan might have been the cause of Bernice's abduction, he still disliked Liam more.

However, Liam didn't seem to detect Patrick's disdain for him. "The moment I learned of Bernie's disappearance, I employed my family's connections to locate her. That's why I came here as soon as I received news of her whereabouts, Mr. Zimmerman."

Realization dawned on Jennifer. "Oh, so it's thanks to you that the police dispatched so many officers. tonight. Even the airport and the train stations were on lockdown."

Patrick's expression softened slightly. "Thank you for the aid, Mr. Sable. If I owe you a favor today, I'm willing to pay it back."

Liam felt smug hearing that. I knew calling Zander was the right choice. He's probably why the operation tonight

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However, he hid his true feelings well and spoke humbly. "Setting aside my feelings for Bernice, I'm her childhood friend and cla*smate of four years, after all. There's no need for you to thank me, Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman."

Romona was speechless as she watched that scene unfold from the side. What a shameless man. While the commissioner was the one who led the operation tonight, it was thanks to Finnegan's presence that Reynard and Adam acted. They didn't do it because of Liam.

Despite her thoughts, she didn't voice her opinion because she was feeling sour at the high possibility that she would lose her bet to Finnegan.

In other words, she wanted to watch someone else claim credit for his efforts as a way of preemptively getting back at him.

"You sure care about Bernie deeply, Mr. Sable," remarked Cindy. "Although, what do you mean when you said Bernie's kidnapping is Finnegan's fault?"

Bernice frowned. "That's not what happened, Cin."

"I'm not making it up. Bernice. Captain Quickwood can prove I'm right," a*serted Liam.

Romona was taken aback as her thoughts were still dwelling on how miserable Finnegan would feel if he learned someone else had claimed credit for his work. "How?"

Of course, she knew the truth about what happened.

However, that didn't matter because she

be telling the press about Finnegan's involvement.

It was a direct request from Reynard and Adam.

As such, she couldn't possibly mention Finnegan's name.

Liam asked, "A few days ago, Finnegan wrecked Ark Bar, severely injured Rocky's little brother, and caused Rocky to be fired. Moreover, Finnegan had to provide compensation to quell the matter. Am I right?" Hailey had uncovered that intel not too long ago.

Hence, he messaged the news to Cindy first so that the latter could bring up that topic at a suitable time.

After that, he would defame Finnegan.

Unbeknownst to him, a complicated expression settled on Hailey's countenance. In fact, guilt was present in her eyes.

Upon hearing that, Patrick frowned more intensely. "Is that true, Captain Quickwood?"

Panic exploded in Bernice's mind because she knew it was, for the most part, the truth.

Romona shot a puzzled look at Liam. "It's true, but that doesn't prove Finnegan is the cause of tonight's

incident."

There were two discrepancies in Liam's statement, which she took notice of

After all, Rocky's little brother had died, not been injured, and Finnegan didn't compensate anyone.

It wouldn't be difficult for the Sable family to unearth the truth. They could even ask Tyrone for the facts.

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Yet, Liam was altering the details of the incident.

Of course, Romona only learned the facts during the past few days. Thus, her knowledge of the matter was, initially, similar to what Liam knew.

Cindy, who had been bribed by Liam, continued, "Finnegan's a scumbag. Bernice didn't mind his ordinary background, his incompetence, and his lack of education. Despite that, he's still causing trouble for her everywhere. If not for Mr. Sable, Bernie would've been in danger because of Finnegan!"

Liam put on a kind facade. "No need to be so harsh with your words, Cindy. Perhaps he merely drank too much back then."

While speaking, he peeked at Patrick and Jennifer.

When he spotted their grimaces, he grew giddy because he knew his plan had worked.

Abruptly, Bernice questioned, "If you knew your girlfriend was bullied, what would you do, Mr. Sable?"

Liam thought Bernice was testing him.

Hence, he declared pa*sionately, "If you were my girlfriend, I'd defend you from any bullies no matter what, even if my life is on the line!"

Cindy added, "You're so much better than that Finnegan, Mr. Sable."

No expression was visible on Bernice's countenance. "You say you're willing to protect your girlfriend regardless of the consequences. In that case, do you think it's Finnegan's fault for offending Rocky to shield me from harm?"

What? The edges of Liam's I*ps twitched as he reflexively glanced at Hailey. Bernice was at the bar too?

Hailey nodded subtly.

Consequently, Liam scowled because he had thought Finnegan was acting on his own at the bar.

Of course, he couldn't take back his words, so he changed his plan. "I thought he was the only one there. Regardless, how could he take you to a place like a bar? Doesn't he know how dangerous and messy that kind of place is?"

Before anyone could reply, Finnegan, who had arrived a few minutes ago, stated, "You're crossing the line. Mr. Sable!"

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Shaking his head, he approached the group. "Did no one tell you that you shouldn't comment on a matter you don't have all the details? Otherwise, you may fail to denigrate your target and accidentally expose yourself as a snake in the gra*s instead."

Bernice beamed and hurried over to grab Finnegan's hand. "You're here!"

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