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.
like him could get Mr. Harvey to
sure that this is due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him
such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely following his conscience, that’s
had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma,
skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it
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
down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience,
reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan
monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a
turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the
would be impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was
...
the Royale Villa Residences, the
Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a conversation in the
Penny off the hook and, calling us up
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
core whenever I hear her name. What have I done
don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity to disown
Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives
waved his hands in 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
that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which would be held at the
of the Smith family
thorny issue when they had tried to think of a suitable
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,
brains to think of one, but it was easier said
it to me? I assure you that we’ll give
you sure about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can
to do.” Nathan offered her a
Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be most lavish, but it must be the best for
Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with
...
The following day.
was a big day for Penny and her family,
Penny asked Nathan whether he
is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing
an inconspicuous,
pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was almost
fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at
little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of
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
carefully
Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean
he was aging and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high blood sugar, and
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