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.

think that a homeless bum like him

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

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

had never skipped a prayer throughout her life.

explanation; he

was incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey

all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own

whole matter. She reckoned that it

for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more ruthless and diabolical than Derek

knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan

firmly believed 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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the Royale Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s

Smith and Paul Smith,

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

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

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 such

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

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

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

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

Smith family since Sean had given them the green light

tried to think of a suitable

or it could reflect badly on us.”

think of one, but it was

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 world to

sure about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that

know what to do.” Nathan

walked out to the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered

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The following day.

for Penny and her

house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready. It had almost

smiled, unearthing

an

a pill, all sealed up in

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

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

explained benignly, “This 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

them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as

Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was

aging and plagued

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