Chapter 7

The unexpected appearance of Derek Harvey left Penny and her family reeling from the sudden, inexplicable turn of events.

Curiosity got the better of Benson when they were back at the dining table, continuing their breakfast. “Your words came true when you’d said Mr. Harvey would show up today to apologize in person.” He cast an inquisitive glance at Nathan, “Do you have something to do with this?”

“How could this be possible? I’m sure that it’s merely a coincidence.” Leah snorted, “He hardly had stepped out of the house the entire night. There’s no way that he could be involved,” she insisted.

that a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey to show

been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding

he showed up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He

had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to

of Leah’s explanation; he found

when she proclaimed that Nathan was incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to show up and apologize, let alone if he could not even get himself a

down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which had prompted

matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and executed by Thomas

candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a

knew that it was all due

third time. Their

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at the Royale Villa

and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a conversation

Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to partner

boyfriend A mad and penniless guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time with that hooligan, subjecting himself to

to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly ruined our

having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we

utter humiliation in front of our friends

think of us if we expel them from our family? It would look bad on us and make us look petty and callous if they compare us

the afternoon, Penny and her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which would be held at

of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to attend

a thorny issue when they had tried to think

either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present

their brains to think of one, but it was easier

leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which

eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that

to do.”

balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow.

Dunne answered

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The following day.

and her family, as they prepared themselves

Penny asked Nathan whether he had

it is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

was an inconspicuous, worn-out

inside the box was a pill, all sealed up in plastic.

her family brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon

little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?”

than sixty years ago, its name is Phoenixia. It was made with the rarest and most precious medicinal herbs and ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the

carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as

Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with

was aging and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high

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