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 could get Mr. Harvey to show up with his
that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares,
he showed up at such wee hours of the
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
was incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing
boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which
whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and
for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more ruthless and diabolical than
it was all due to the
it would be impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it
...
at the Royale Villa Residences, the
the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest
complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and,
Harvey is a shrewd businessman. I bet that 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
I
baneful suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from
it be an utter humiliation in front of
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 petty and callous if they compare us to an outsider like Mr.
invited to her grandpa’s seventieth
still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to attend the
had tried to think of a suitable
either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful and meaningful
brains to think of one, but
made the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean
Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that
what to do.” Nathan offered
a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his
Dunne answered with absolute
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The following day.
Penny and her family, as
to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready. It had
is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small
an inconspicuous,
all sealed up in plastic. It was almost the size of a
family brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his
our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of tearing at her
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
gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required
conducting a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean
he was aging and plagued
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