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.

homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey to

been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of

of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was

believer who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained

skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found

performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to show up and apologize, let alone if he could not even

down to Derek Harvey’s own

She reckoned that it

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

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

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

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Royale Villa Residences,

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

Penny off the hook and,

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

the core whenever I

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

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

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

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

was a thorny issue when they had tried to think of a

we shouldn’t give him something too cheap either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful and

think of one, but it was easier said than

finally made the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure

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

to do.” Nathan

giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with

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The following day.

her family, as they prepared themselves for Sean’s

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

smiled,

was an inconspicuous,

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

think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at

out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of tearing at

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

was a gift carefully chosen by Colin

analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash;

aging and plagued with the

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