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.

a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey

to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him if he’d continued

of the morning.” She

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

explanation; he

incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was

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

She reckoned that it

be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more ruthless

she 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 already helped Nathan on

help them again for the third time. Their luck would

...

Villa Residences, the

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

the hook and, calling

a shrewd businessman. I bet that he would not want to meddle with Penny’s lunatic boyfriend A mad and penniless guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better

core whenever I

having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity to disown

along, “Yes, Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives

waved his hands 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

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

meant that they were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to attend

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

their brains to think of one, but

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

about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you

what to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

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

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

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

Nathan whether he had the present ready. It had

smiled, unearthing a

was an inconspicuous,

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

fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a

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

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 blood sugar, and high cholesterol. These are the three harmful killers that could lead to typical chronic diseases such

them, it was a gift carefully

Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean

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

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