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.

him could get Mr. Harvey to show up

due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of

of the morning.” She shrugged, “He

throughout her life. Hence she would attribute

skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it

not agree more with Leah 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

it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which had prompted him to

about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and executed by

monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn,

was glad to escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had

it would be impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run

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Royale Villa Residences, the Smith

Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third

Penny off the hook and, calling us

him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time with that hooligan, subjecting himself to unnecessary risk.” Samuel explained, “It’s better for him to drop it altogether and

Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such

since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the

humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to

them off the hook, what would others think of us if we expel them from our family? It would look bad on us and make

her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday

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

had tried to think of a suitable birthday

cheap either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful and meaningful to

think of one, but it was easier

you just leave it to me? I assure

Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his seventieth

I know what to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

after, he walked out to the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be most lavish, but it must be the best

Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves for Sean’s birthday

they were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

an

box was a pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was almost the size of

dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his seventieth birthday

little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of

that have a miraculous effect on

to them, it was a gift carefully

a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was

he was aging and plagued with the three highs;

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