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 Mr.

horrible

why he showed up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely following his conscience, that’s

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

of Leah’s explanation;

feat when all he had done was loitering around

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

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

a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas

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

firmly believed it would be impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would

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Villa

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

Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to

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 his time with that hooligan, subjecting himself to unnecessary risk.” Samuel

whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve

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

front of our friends and relatives to let them attend your

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

they had been invited to her

the Smith family since Sean had given

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

know that we can’t afford something lavish, but we shouldn’t give 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 him in

their brains to think of one, but it

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

think that you can find a present that would please grandpa

I know what to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

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

Colin Dunne answered with

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The following day.

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

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

smiled,

an

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

of Sean’s response upon seeing such a

could this tiny little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny

ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what

gift carefully chosen

conducting a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that

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

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