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 get Mr. Harvey to show

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

at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged,

never skipped a prayer throughout her life.

of Leah’s explanation; he found it

heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing.

had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s

about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely

suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was

turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the

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

...

the Royale Villa Residences, the

family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was

Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he

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 it altogether and let the

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

don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity to

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

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

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

family since Sean had given them

a thorny issue when they had tried to think of a

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

their brains to think of one, but it was

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 the world to

“Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on

do.” Nathan offered her a

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

Colin Dunne answered with absolute

...

The following day.

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

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

smiled,

an

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

think of Sean’s response upon seeing

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

ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the three highs - hypertension, high blood sugar,

was a gift carefully chosen by

conducting a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he

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

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