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.

bum like him could

conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma

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

throughout her

of Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought

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

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

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

monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more ruthless and diabolical than Derek

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

impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would

...

at the Royale Villa Residences,

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

hook and, calling us

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

the moment 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 a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly ruined

birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity to disown them from the Smith

front

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 to an outsider like

her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to her

as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to attend the

when they had tried to think of a suitable birthday

or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of

one, but it was easier said than

it to me? I assure

eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think

know what to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be most

Dunne answered

...

The following day.

big day for Penny and her family,

to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

was an inconspicuous, worn-out

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

They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such

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

that have a

it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne,

Smith, Colin Dunne knew that

was his health since he was aging and plagued with

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