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.

you think that a homeless bum like him could

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

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

throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma,

explanation; he found it wrought with

not agree more with 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 Derek Harvey to show up and apologize, let alone if he could

it had all boiled down to Derek

different vibe struck Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was

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

it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom

to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital for Nathan to rein in his

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at the Royale Villa

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

simply outrageous,” Paul complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us

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

talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I

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

front

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

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

as part of the Smith family since

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

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

think of one, but it was easier said

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

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

do.” Nathan offered her a confident

Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be most lavish, but it must be the best

Dunne

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The following day.

for Penny and her family,

to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a

an inconspicuous,

was inside the box was a pill, all sealed up in

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

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

Nathan explained benignly, “This pill 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 blood sugar,

was a gift carefully chosen by

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

and plagued

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