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.

him could get

sure that this is due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him

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

believer who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma, fate,

of Leah’s explanation; he found

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 he could

speculated that it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which had

that it was likely masterminded by

takes a monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job,

the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which

again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital for

...

Villa Residences, the Smith

Paul Smith,

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

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 matter pan

sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her?

suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity to

it be an utter humiliation in front of our

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

her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday

meant that they were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean

a thorny issue when they had tried

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

their brains to think of one, but it

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

him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his

to do.” Nathan offered

the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate

Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

and her family, as they prepared

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

it is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a

an inconspicuous,

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

Sean’s response upon

little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of

rarest and most precious medicinal herbs and ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we

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

Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was

plagued

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