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

been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding

wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely following his

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

explanation; he

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 himself

had all boiled down to Derek

matter. She reckoned that it

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

it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had already helped Nathan

third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was

...

Royale Villa Residences,

and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having

hook and, calling us

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

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 a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly ruined

we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson

in front of our friends and

off the hook, what would others think of us if we expel them from our

were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which would be held at the Grand Hyatt

meant that they were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green

a thorny issue when they had tried to think

something too cheap 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

one, but

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 which would

eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can

do.” Nathan offered her a confident

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

Dunne answered with

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The following day.

big day for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves

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

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

was an inconspicuous, worn-out

was a pill, all sealed up

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

pill be our birthday present? Are you out of your

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

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

a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash;

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

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