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.

that a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey to show up with

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

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

had never skipped a prayer throughout her

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to show up and apologize, let alone

to Derek Harvey’s

whole matter. She reckoned that it

candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred

was glad 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

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

...

at the Royale Villa Residences, the

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

complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue

has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time with

talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve

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

utter humiliation in front

come.” Sean 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

invited to

of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to attend

a thorny issue when they had tried to think of a suitable

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

think of one, but it was

was Nathan who finally made the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present

you sure about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his seventieth

me, I know what to do.”

after, he walked out to the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered

...

The following day.

was a big day for Penny and her family, as they

about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready.

Nathan smiled, unearthing a

was an inconspicuous,

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

to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such

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

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

a gift carefully chosen

analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was never short

aging and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high blood sugar, and

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