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.

makes you think that a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey

horrible

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

never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence

skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it

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

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

whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by

for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more ruthless and diabolical than Derek

glad to escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas

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

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the Royale Villa

Paul Smith,

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

Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter

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

played along, “Yes, Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends

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

they had been invited

as part of the Smith family since Sean had given

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

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

one, but it

leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give

him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his seventieth

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

a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his

Colin Dunne answered

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The following day.

a big day for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves for Sean’s

they were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready. It had almost

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

an

inside the box was a pill, all sealed up

Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at

birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was

ordinary 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

gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required by

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

and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high blood sugar, and high

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