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.

bum like him could get Mr.

him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of

hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely

her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought with

of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey

all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience,

reckoned that it was likely

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

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 already

the third time.

...

the Royale Villa Residences,

Smith, the patriarch of the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest

could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he

meddle with Penny’s lunatic 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 unnecessary risk.” Samuel explained, “It’s better for him to drop it altogether and let the matter

grimace the moment he heard Samuel talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her

seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family

Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them attend your anniversary

in disagreement, “Now that Mr. Harvey had the leniency to let 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 us look petty and callous if they compare us to an outsider like Mr.

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

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

issue when they had tried to think of

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

their brains to think of one, but it was

the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an

this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that

I know what to do.” Nathan

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

Colin Dunne answered with absolute

...

The following day.

a big day for Penny and her family, as

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

Nathan smiled, unearthing

an inconspicuous, worn-out

up in plastic. It was almost

family brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his

could this tiny little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on

was cultivated more 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 three highs - hypertension, high

them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin

Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was

he was aging and plagued with the three highs;

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