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.

a homeless bum like him could get Mr.

been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma

hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He

a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute

Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought

Nathan was incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing.

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

She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan

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

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

to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it

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the Royale Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s

patriarch of the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third

Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us

to meddle with Penny’s lunatic boyfriend A mad and penniless guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to

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

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

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

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

been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which

they were still regarded as part of the Smith family since

had tried to think of a

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 a present that

of one, but it

the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll

are you sure about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a

to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow.

Colin Dunne

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The following day.

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

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

it is.” Nathan smiled,

was an inconspicuous, worn-out

sealed up in plastic. It was almost

Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his

could this tiny little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny

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

conducting a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean

greatest worry was his health since he was aging and plagued

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