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

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

up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged,

who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma,

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

not 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

boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which had

about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely

takes a 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 and

turmoil, she knew that it was all due to

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

...

Villa Residences, the

Smith, the patriarch of the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and

hook and, calling us up

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

“It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly ruined our family’s

“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

humiliation in front of our friends and relatives

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

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

were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean

they had tried to think of

we shouldn’t give him something too cheap either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think

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

finally made the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary

sure about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that

to do.” Nathan offered

for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have

Colin Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

big day for Penny and her

were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the

Nathan smiled, unearthing a

an inconspicuous, worn-out

a pill, all sealed up

of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his seventieth birthday

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

is no 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 on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the three highs - hypertension, high blood

gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required

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

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

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