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.

like him could get

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

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

her life. Hence she

explanation; he found it wrought

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

boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which

reckoned that it

a monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was

knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas

Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital for

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Royale Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s

Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was

complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to

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 than to waste his time with that hooligan, subjecting himself to unnecessary risk.” Samuel explained, “It’s better for him to drop it altogether

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 her?

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

humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them

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

to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which would be held at the

they were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had

was a thorny issue when they had tried to think of a suitable birthday present

give him something too cheap either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think

to think of one, but it was

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

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

me, I know what to do.”

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

Dunne answered with

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The following day.

a big day for Penny and her family, as

Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present

Nathan smiled, unearthing a

an

all sealed up in plastic. It

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

have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the three highs - hypertension, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol.

was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required by

Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was never

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

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