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. Harvey to show

is due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what

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

prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all

explanation; he found it

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

down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which had prompted him

Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely

a monster to 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

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

Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their

...

the Royale Villa Residences,

Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a conversation in

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

guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time

Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a

we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using

humiliation in front

“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?

that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday

regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean

was a thorny issue when they had tried to think of

cheap either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think

of one, but it was

don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which would mean the world

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

what to do.” Nathan offered her

a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have

Colin Dunne answered

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The following day.

and her family, as they prepared themselves

were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the

smiled, unearthing a

an

sealed up in plastic. It

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

our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of tearing

a miraculous effect on illnesses

them, it was a gift carefully

Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed

was aging and plagued with

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