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.

like him could get Mr. Harvey

is due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him

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

had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she

of Leah’s explanation;

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 not even get

boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own

struck Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and executed

monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more ruthless

escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due

time. Their

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Royale Villa

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

the hook and,

Harvey is a shrewd businessman. I bet 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

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

we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this

an utter humiliation in front of our friends and

the hook, what would others think of us if

they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth

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

a thorny issue when they had tried to

badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that

their brains to think of one, but it was easier said

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

Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a

me, I know what to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

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

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves for

Penny asked Nathan

is.” Nathan smiled,

an inconspicuous, worn-out

pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was

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

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

pill, Penny.” 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

it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin

on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean

his health since he was aging and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high blood sugar,

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