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 to show

with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would

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

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

of Leah’s explanation; he

could 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

to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which had prompted him to feel

struck Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and executed by Thomas

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

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

them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and

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the Royale Villa Residences,

Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a conversation in

could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to partner with

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

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

seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and

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 look bad

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

the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light

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

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

brains to think of one, but it was

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

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

what to do.” Nathan

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

Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

for Penny and her family, as they

leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether

smiled,

was an

was inside the box was a pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was almost the size

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

present? Are you out of your mind,

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 sugar, and high cholesterol. These are the three harmful

carefully

Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was never short

his health since he was aging and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high blood sugar, and high

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