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
this is 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
believer who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all
of Leah’s explanation; he found
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 apologize, let alone if he could not even get
had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own
vibe struck Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by
There would be no suitable candidate for the job,
knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had already helped
impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time.
...
the Royale Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s
of the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having
let Penny off the hook and, calling us up
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 explained, “It’s better for him to
about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear
don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party,
Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them
his hands in disagreement, “Now that 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
Penny and her family were delighted to know that they had been invited
regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean
had tried
it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful and meaningful to him
of one,
made the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure
are you sure about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his seventieth
to do.” Nathan offered her
after, he walked out to the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be most lavish, but it
Colin Dunne answered
...
The following day.
Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves
as they were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready. It had almost
is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing
an inconspicuous,
box was a pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was almost
fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his seventieth
birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the
was made with the rarest and most precious medicinal herbs and ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly
carefully chosen
a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that
plagued with
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