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.

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

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

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

never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found

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

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

whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded

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

that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had already

time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital

...

Royale Villa Residences,

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

“How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and,

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 sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I

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

humiliation in front of our friends and relatives

Harvey had the leniency to let them off the hook, what would others think of us if we expel them from our

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

regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to

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

on

their brains to think of one, but it

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

you really think that you can

what to do.” Nathan offered her a

Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his

Dunne answered with

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The following day.

day for Penny and her

house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present

it is.” Nathan smiled,

an

up in plastic. It was almost

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

Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny

that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the three highs - hypertension, high blood sugar,

them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin

on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he

since he was aging and plagued with the three

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