Babel Novel
Chapter 43
Chapter 43
Chapter 43 Why Are You Arresting Me
“Of course! He deserves it for spoiling your mood, Old Mr. Haimowitz,” Ximena replied without
hesitation, oblivious to Winston’s darkening expression.
After shooting Ximena a glare, Yahir came forward and said, “Uncle Winston, commonfolk like them are
lacking in manners. I guarantee that this will not happen again. Please, have a
seat!”
As Winston had come because of Finnegan, there was no reason for him to stay now that the latter had
been taken away. Moreover, Finnegan’s story sparked disdain within him for Ximena’s family.
Nevertheless, as a prominent figure in Jadeborough, it would be inappropriate for him to openly break
Yosef and Ximena up. Furthermore, he could sense that Finnegan wanted to keep a low profile.
“Yahir, even though it’s not important for the two families to be equivalent in status, it’s still crucial for
the engagement banquet to be a joyous event. Therefore, I think it’s prudent to cancel today’s
engagement banquet.”
The words came as a rude shock to Raymond’s entire family.
Qahira objected immediately, “Old Mr. Haimowitz, it would be bad luck to cancel it now.”
After painstakingly ensnaring Yosef, Ximena obviously didn’t want to see her engagement being
canceled and her dreams of marrying into a prominent family shattered. “Old Mr. Haimowitz, although
my cousin’s indiscretions have upset you, the engagement has been agreed upon much in advance. It
is therefore unacceptable to cancel it so suddenly!”
However, Winston paid no heed to both the mother and daughter.
Instead, he turned toward Desmond and his wife to console them. “Don’t worry. Your son will be fine.
Wynter, let’s go.”
“Uncle Winston!”
“Granduncle!”
“Don’t go, Old Mr. Haimowitz!”
Regardless of how Yahir, Yosef, Ximena, and the others tried to get him to stay, Winston strode out
without looking back.
He was going to the police station to bail Finnegan out.
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With a grim look on his face, Yahir ranted, “Didn’t I tell you that things will never work between families
of different backgrounds? And now, you have angered your granduncle. That’s all for today!” He then
turned around and began apologizing to the guests.
Yosef was equally exasperated. “Didn’t I tell you not to invite your poor relatives? Why did you refuse to
listen to me?”
Now that the engagement banquet had clearly been canceled, Ximena snapped at Desmond and his
wife, “This is all your fault. All of you bring nothing but bad luck!” She then held Yosef’s arm just as the
latter was leaving with Yahir. “Darling, please don’t be angry. This will never happen again.”
Slap!
All of a sudden, Qahira walked up to Quiana and gave her a slap. “If you end up ruining Ximena’s
marriage, I’ll definitely make all of you pay!”
Thereafter, their entire family quickly followed behind Yahir and his son, hoping to seek their
forgiveness.
Holding her face, Quiana sobbed, “Desmond, what are we going to do? The Chomsky family has
begun to exact revenge on Finny!”
In order to calm Quiana down, Desmond suppressed the anxiousness within him. “Our only option is to
seek Ms. Zimmerman’s help, as neither of us can protect him.”
“That’s right. I’m going to call her right away.”
News of Finnegan’s arrest spread quickly.
Upon learning of it, Tristan stroke his newly planted teeth as he sneered, “Mr. Goldberg, Finnegan is
currently being locked up. However, he will only be detained for a few days. before the Zimmerman
family gets him out.”
Oscar snarled, “All we need to do is get him off our backs for a few days until the arrival of my fellow
seniors.”
“In that case, I’ll leave the matter with you, Mr. Goldberg. Once the task is completed, I’ll pay
the two hundred million we agreed upon.”
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The mention of the huge reward elicited a satisfied nod from Oscar.
He then turned toward Killian, who was no longer recognizable inside the ward. “Is there no other way
to help Mr. Killian? At the rate this is going, he will soon lose his limbs.”
Tristan replied in a grim tone, “I don’t know what Fanegan did to him. None of the specialists I hired
have any clue. That said, I heard that Jerome Magnussen has begun
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treating patients again. I plan to seek his help tomorrow.”
Oscar replied, “As one of Loang’s top ten doctors, I’m sure he’ll have a solution.”
“Once you and your fellow disciples eliminate Finnegan, everything will be perfect!” Tristan remarked
with a nod.
Inside the interrogation room of the police station, Romona was questioning Finnegan. together with
another colleague.
“Name?”
“Finnegan Larkin.”
“Age?”
“Twenty-three.”
Once she
got the basic questions out of the way, Romona said, “If you confess to everything. it will help mitigate
your sentence. Otherwise, you’ll get at least three years for what you did yesterday. This doesn’t
include the huge compensation you’ll be required to pay.”
Intrigued by the courageous-looking Romona, Finnegan curled his l*ps into a smile. “Captain
Quickwood, I presume? Can you really uphold justice without bias?”
“Of course!”
After he heard her answer, Finnegan’s smile took a mischievous turn. “In that case, why are you
arresting me instead of Tristan and his son? Are the rich the only ones you serve, while ordinary folk
like me are condemned to suffer?
Infuriated by Finnegan’s words, Romona slammed her hand on the table. “Finnegan, watch your
attitude. Otherwise, your crime-”
“Captain Quickwood, this is Finnegan’s file.”
At that moment, the room door opened as a colleague walked in to hand Romona a bunch of
documents.
After shooting Finnegan a glare, Romona took the files and casually asked, “Did you find out anything
about him? Does he have a criminal record?”
The colleague answered with a complicated expression, “Finnegan did well in school since he was
young. His father was a teacher, whereas his mother worked at the school cafeteria. Due to an incident
five years ago, their family fell on hard times. You can find everything in the report. Also, based on our
investigations, the reason he beat those people up at General Hospital was that they evicted his
parents and demolished their home ahead of the grace
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period for relocation.”
Romona’s brows knitted as she went through the file.
Once she was done, a grave look descended upon her face. “The Chomsky family has gone too far.
Does the rule of law not exist?”
The file included the part where Finnegan saved Bernice but suffered Killian’s revenge for it. In the end,
Finnegan was forced to leave his hometown, while Desmond was beaten till he was crippled.
Finnegan sneered, “Captain Quickwood, you claimed to uphold justice without any bias just now, so are
we going to arrest them? Is my crime more serious, or are the actions of that father and son worse?”
Finnegan’s mocking tone wasn’t lost upon Romona, as her face turned red in embarra*sment and
anger.
She bellowed subsequently, “I admit that those two aren’t good people, but why didn’t your family make
a police report back then?”
Her colleague interjected awkwardly, “Captain Quickwood, they did. However, the Larkin family was
ordered to pay compensation because Finnegan beat Killian up first. Even though demolishing ahead
of time was against the rules, Tristan Group had already paid out the relocation funds, so nothing could
be done about it.”
Romona’s blush deepened as she felt further embarra*sed.
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Nonetheless, the mocking smile on Finnegan’s face infuriated her still. “Finnegan, it’s true that the
Chomsky family are villains, but we have no reason to arrest them. As for there’s no record of what you
did for the past five years. Have you done something illegal during that period? You had better come
clean. At the very least, your cooperation can help you secure a lenient sentence.”
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