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

with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him if he’d continued

of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely following his conscience,

throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found

had done was loitering

Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which

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

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

escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence

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

...

at the Royale Villa Residences,

the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a

it simply outrageous,” Paul complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to partner

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,

scornful grimace the moment he heard Samuel talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like

don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this

in front of our friends and relatives

if we expel them from our family? It would look bad on us

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

were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green

thorny issue when they had tried to think of a

can’t afford something lavish, but we shouldn’t give him something too cheap either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present

think of one, but it

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

really think that you can find a present that

what to do.”

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.

her family,

the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready. It had

it is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing

an inconspicuous, worn-out

sealed up in

to think of Sean’s response upon seeing

be our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of tearing at

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

was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as

Dunne knew that Sean was flushed

and plagued

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