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

with horrible nightmares, reminding him of

why he showed up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely following his conscience,

never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma, fate, and

Leah’s explanation; he found it

was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to show up and apologize,

speculated that it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience,

struck Penny 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 Thomas Dunn, who was a

she knew that it was all due to the

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

...

Royale Villa Residences, the Smith

and Paul Smith,

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

penniless guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time with that hooligan,

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

came up with a baneful suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity to disown them

an utter humiliation in front of our

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 callous if they compare

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

as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them

when they had tried to think of

could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet

their brains to think of one, but it

don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary

about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think

what to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

he walked out to the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his

Colin Dunne

...

The following day.

Penny and her family, as

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

Nathan smiled, unearthing a

was an inconspicuous, worn-out

up in plastic. It was almost the

of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his seventieth birthday

Are you out of your mind, Nathan?”

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

to them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as

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

plagued with the

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