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

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

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

skipped a prayer throughout her life.

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

agree more with 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 Harvey to show up and apologize, let alone if he could not even get himself a

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

She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and executed

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

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

believed it would be impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it

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Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son,

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

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

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

tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson

an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them attend your

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

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

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

issue when they had tried to think of a suitable

could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should

of one, but it was easier said than

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

you really think that

me, I know what to do.” Nathan offered

a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be most lavish, but it must be the best

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

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

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

smiled, unearthing a small

was an

sealed up in plastic. It was

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

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

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 -

a gift carefully chosen by

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

and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high

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