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.

a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey to show up with his

his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him if he’d continued with his

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

skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all

skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found

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

speculated that it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s

vibe struck Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded

There would be no suitable candidate for the job,

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

help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital for Nathan to rein in his

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Royale Villa Residences, the

and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a conversation in

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

bet that 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 waste his time with

core whenever I hear her name.

your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and

along, “Yes, Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends

the leniency 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

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

regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean

it was a thorny issue when they had tried

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

brains to think of one, but it was

“Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that

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

I know what to do.” Nathan

he walked out to the 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

Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

a big day for Penny and her family,

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

Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

an inconspicuous, worn-out

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

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

of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge

“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 effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the three highs - hypertension, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol.

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

Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was never

he was aging and plagued with

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