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

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

hours of the morning.” She shrugged,

had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all

of Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought with

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

down to Derek Harvey’s own

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

for the job, other than Thomas

glad to escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the

be impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon,

...

the Royale Villa Residences,

family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a conversation

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

has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time with that hooligan, subjecting himself

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

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

be an utter humiliation in front of our

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 had been invited to

of the Smith family since Sean had given them the

issue when they had tried to think of a suitable birthday present

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 meaningful

to think of one, but it was easier said

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

really think that you can find

what to do.” Nathan offered her

after, 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 to be most lavish,

Dunne answered

...

The following day.

a big day for Penny and her

the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the

it is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing

an inconspicuous, worn-out

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

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

out of your mind,

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,

carefully

Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was

plagued with the three

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