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 to show up with

him with horrible nightmares, reminding

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

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

Leah’s explanation;

not 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 get Derek Harvey to show up and apologize, let alone if he could not even get himself a proper

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

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

takes a monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than

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

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

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at the Royale Villa Residences,

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

it simply outrageous,” Paul complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to partner with

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

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

since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this

front of our friends and relatives

the hook, what would others think of us if we expel them from our family? It

they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which would be

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

they had tried to think of a suitable birthday

on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present

their brains to think of 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 mean the

eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would

do.” Nathan offered her a confident

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 be

Sir!” Colin 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

Nathan smiled, unearthing a

an

was a pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was

Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous

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

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 cholesterol. These are the three harmful killers that could lead to

to them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin

knew that Sean was

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

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