Chapter 147 He Has Forgiven You
The next day, Mandy woke up at about nine in the morning.
The memories of the previous night came rushing back like a tide when she found herself in her room.
Her expression changed abruptly. Where’s Finnegan?
Mandy sat up, causing the thin blanket to sl*p off her b*dy.
To her astonishment, she was completely n*ked.
Mandy instinctively lowered her head, her mind briefly freezing. Who brought me home last night? Why am I n*ked?
She only recalled that Vilmar and the others had gotten completely drunk, but she had no recollection of what had transpired after that.
“You’re awake.” At that very moment, a voice sounded from beside her.
Mandy swiftly lifted her head to see Finnegan sitting there, clad only in his boxers.
He was looking at her with an amused glint in his eyes.
Mandy did not scream or become hysterical. She calmly picked up the thin blanket and covered herself. “Did we…”
“What do you think?” Finnegan walked toward the bed and lifted her chin.
Mandy pursed her l*ps. “I know you didn’t do anything to me.”
Lowering his hand, Finnegan picked up the pants and clothes from the side. “I actually planned to have my way with you so that you’d understand the dangers of society and stop playing your little tricks. But at the last moment, I held back. I can’t fall for your trick!”
“I don’t understand what you’re saying.” A glint flashed across Mandy’s eyes.
After putting on his shirt, Finnegan turned around and cast a nonchalant glance at her. “You don’t have to. Just make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
He was ready to walk out of the room after putting on his pants, not intending to dwell on Mandy’s scheme.
After all, if he had walked away at that time, she would not have been able to stop him. However, he had stayed to confront Vilmar and the others out of dissatisfaction.
“Where
are Vilmar and the others? Did you provoke them last night?” Mandy got out of bed anxiously, paying no attention to the thin blanket that had sl*pped off entirely.
It was unclear whether she had done it deliberately or accidentally.
Finnegan opened the door and cast a deep glance at the woman who could drive countless men crazy at
the moment.
Without a hint of mischief in his eyes, he said. “Why bother asking such meaningless questions?”.
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He walked out of the room. Mandy’s gaze followed his departing figure.
Frowning, Mandy sat down by the edge of the bed. “It seems my speculations were right.”
Last night, when Finnegan had agreed to play the drinking games, he had more than just disciplining Vilmar and his group in mind.
He had also taught her a lesson. Otherwise, he would not have made her gulp down three bottles of alcohol.
Mandy picked up her phone and called her grandfather. “Grandpa, I think I’ve annoyed Dr. Larkin.”
Subsequently, she recounted the entire sequence of events to Howard, starting from her plan to have Finnegan accompany her to the party using Quiana, all the way to the incident that had transpired earlier in the morning.
She concluded with a wry smile, “He’s indeed evil. He did something to me, just as I had guessed, but he didn’t fully force it on me. He even saw through my intentions!”
Howard chuckled meaningfully. “You’re overthinking.”
“Overthinking?” Mandy did not quite understand his response.
“Yeah. If Dr. Larkin found you annoying, he wouldn’t have brought you back home. Moreover, he wouldn’t have stayed until this morning. It seems he’s forgiven you after making you down three bottles of alcohol.”
Mandy contemplated for a moment and thought what he said made sense.
“Grandpa, does that mean I can take the initiative to approach him more often?”
“No, stick to the plan,” Howard responded. “As long as you treat his parents well, his tolerance and acceptance toward you will grow. After all, he’s a filial son.”
Mandy nodded, seemingly understanding yet not quite. “Got it.”
After ending the call, Mandy gazed at her reflection in the mirror.
Her eyes twinkled with curiosity. “No one has treated me like that before. I wonder how far he went last night.”
Meanwhile, Finnegan returned to Dragon Bay’s No. 1 Villa after leaving Mandy’s house.
“Finny, you didn’t come back last night. Where did you go?” Upon his arrival. Quiana walked up to him with concern.
Finnegan chose not to disclose that he was at Dragon Bay’s No. 2 Villa with Mandy and the things he did to her. “I provided medical treatment to Ms. Langdon’s friend until late last night, so I ended up staying at her friend’s place.”
Before that, Mandy had indeed informed Quiana that she wished for Finnegan to assist her friend with. medical treatment.
Quina accepted the explanation without suspicion. “Did Ms. Langdon mention anything about how to deal with Mr. Zymons?”
Finnegan answered, “Ms. Langdon’s grandfather has agreed to handle it. Everything’s fine now.”
“Really?”
“Of course!”
Quiana, who had no idea Finnegan had said that to merely ease her worry, clasped her hands. “Oh, thank God!” She turned around and spoke to the housekeeper. “Marcela, go and buy some ingredients later in the afternoon. I want to invite Ms. Langdon over for dinner to express my gratitude.”
“Finny, remember to come back for dinner. We must thank her properly,” she added.
Finnegan’s l*ps twitched. Thank goodness I didn’t burn bridges with her. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to use her as a convenient excuse to ease my parents’ worry.
However, the idea of inviting Mandy to dinner did not sit well with Finnegan.
After all, she was the source of his conflict with Vilmar and his group. Finnegan had not fully forgiven her
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