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.

like him could get Mr. Harvey to

sure that this is due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on

at such wee hours of the morning.” She

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

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought

was incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering

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

that it was likely masterminded by Nathan

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

was all due to the influence of

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

...

at the Royale Villa Residences, the Smith

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

Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform

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

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

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

be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives

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

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

still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them

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

but 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 priced, yet useful and

racked their brains to think of one, but

just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which would mean the world to

about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his seventieth

what to do.” Nathan

for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his

Sir!” Colin Dunne

...

The following day.

Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves for

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

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing

an

all sealed up

and her family brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such

birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on

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

gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as

that Sean was flushed with cash; he

was his health since he was aging and plagued

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