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 could get Mr. Harvey to show

been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him

he showed up at such wee hours of the

her life. Hence she

skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

all he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to show up

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

reckoned that it was likely masterminded

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

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

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

...

the Royale Villa Residences, the

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

Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling 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 that hooligan, subjecting himself to unnecessary risk.” Samuel explained, “It’s better for him to drop

me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to

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

front of our friends and relatives to

disagreement, “Now that Mr. Harvey had 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 an outsider

were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which

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

they had tried to

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

to think of one, but it was easier said

Nathan who finally made the 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

skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a

know what to do.” Nathan

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

Sir!” Colin Dunne

...

The following day.

big day for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves for Sean’s birthday

about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready. It had almost slipped her

Nathan smiled, unearthing

an

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

to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present

pill be our birthday present? Are you out of your mind,

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 effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the three highs - hypertension, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol. These are the three harmful killers that could lead to typical chronic diseases such as

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

Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash;

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

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