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.

you think that a homeless bum like him could get

to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him if he’d continued

he showed up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely

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

was 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

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

that it was likely masterminded by

for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was

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

them again for the third time. Their luck would

...

Villa Residences, the

the patriarch of the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having

the hook and, calling us up to inform us

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

and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve

baneful suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity to disown them from the

it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to

them come.” Sean waved his 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

afternoon, Penny and her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which

of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green

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

to think of one, but it was

finally made the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an

“Do you really think that you can find a present that would

to do.”

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, but it must

Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

day for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves for Sean’s

about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan

Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

an inconspicuous, worn-out

was inside the box was a pill, all sealed up in

think of Sean’s

of your mind, Nathan?” Penny

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

a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne,

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

his health since he was aging and plagued with the three highs;

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