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.

that a homeless bum like him

to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of

the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely

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

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

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

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

whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded

job, other than Thomas Dunn,

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

help them again for the third time. Their luck would run

...

the Royale Villa Residences,

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

Harvey let Penny off the hook

A mad and penniless guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time with that hooligan, subjecting himself to unnecessary risk.” Samuel explained, “It’s better for him to drop it altogether and let the matter pan

I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly ruined

with a 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

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

the hook, what would others think of us if we expel them from

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

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

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

we shouldn’t give him something too cheap either, or it could reflect badly on

think of one,

just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which would mean the world to

skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his seventieth

do.” Nathan offered her a

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,

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

for Penny and her family, as they

about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

was an inconspicuous, worn-out

sealed up in

brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s

birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?”

herbs and ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as

a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required

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

he was aging and plagued

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