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

his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would

showed up at such wee hours of the morning.” She

prayer throughout her life. Hence

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it

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

speculated that it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s

the whole matter. She reckoned that

job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred

was all due to the

Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital for Nathan to rein in

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Royale Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s

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

hook and, calling us

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

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

with 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

be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives

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 we expel them from our family? It would look bad on us and make us look petty and callous if

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

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

tried to think of a suitable

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

to think of one, but it was easier said

just leave it to me?

really think that you can find a

know what to do.” Nathan

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 must

Dunne answered with

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The following day.

day for Penny and her

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

Nathan smiled,

an inconspicuous,

pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was almost the

to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a

pill be our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of

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 miraculous effect

carefully chosen by Colin

a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was never

was aging and plagued with the

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