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.

that a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey to show up

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

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

her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma,

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought with

done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to show up

to Derek Harvey’s

that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and

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

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

for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck

...

the Royale Villa

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

hook and, calling us

him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to

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

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

an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them attend your anniversary

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

to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet,

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

a thorny issue when they had tried to think of a

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

one, but it was easier said than

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

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

I know what to do.” Nathan

a present for Sean Smith, who

Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

a big day for Penny and her family, as they prepared

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

it is.” Nathan smiled,

an inconspicuous, worn-out

up in plastic. It was

fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon

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

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

to them, it was a gift carefully chosen by

Dunne knew that

since he was aging and plagued

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