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.

bum like him could get Mr. Harvey to show up with his

due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding

up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was

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

explanation; he found it wrought with

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,

that it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which had prompted him to feel

about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by

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

all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had already helped

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

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

the hook and, calling us up to inform us that

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 and let the matter pan

whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her? She

suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from

“Yes, Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front

them come.” Sean 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

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

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

had tried to think of

that we 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 that is moderately priced, yet useful and meaningful to him in a

brains to think of one,

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

him skeptically, “Do you really think

I know what to do.” Nathan offered

Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to

Dunne answered with

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The following day.

Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves

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

it is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing

was an inconspicuous,

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

fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his seventieth birthday

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

“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, and high cholesterol. These are

to them, it was a gift carefully chosen

Dunne knew that Sean was flushed

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

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