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.

bum like him

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

such wee hours of the morning.” She

prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained

skeptical of Leah’s explanation;

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

that it had all boiled down to Derek

different vibe struck Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded

for the job, other than Thomas Dunn,

all due to the influence of Thomas

to help them again for the third time. Their luck would

...

at the Royale Villa Residences, the Smith

with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith,

the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would

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 drop it altogether and

expressed a scornful grimace the moment he heard Samuel talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such

with a baneful suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we

humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let

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

were delighted to know that they had been invited

as part of 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

either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful and meaningful to him in

to think of one, but it was

to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which would

eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that

do.” Nathan

out to the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday

Colin Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

was a big day for Penny and her family, as

about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready.

Nathan smiled,

an inconspicuous,

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

and her family brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his

Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny

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

them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required

analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with

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

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