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.

him could get Mr. Harvey to

that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on

of the

skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would

of Leah’s explanation; he found it

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

speculated that it had all boiled down to Derek

reckoned that

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

was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn,

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

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Villa

the patriarch of the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his

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

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

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? She

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

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

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

and her family were delighted to know that they had been invited

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

tried to think of

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 certain

of one, but

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

think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his

I know what to do.” Nathan offered

Sean Smith, who will celebrate his

Dunne answered with absolute

...

The following day.

and her family, as they prepared themselves

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

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

was an

all sealed up in plastic. It was almost the size

brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s

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

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 the three harmful

them, it was a gift carefully chosen

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

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

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