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.

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

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

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

who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma, fate, and

explanation;

when she proclaimed 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 alone if

Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which had prompted him

the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by

job, other than Thomas Dunn,

glad to 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

...

at the Royale Villa

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

could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us

not want to meddle with Penny’s lunatic boyfriend A mad and penniless guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time with

scornful grimace the moment he heard Samuel talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless

with a baneful suggestion, “Dad, 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 them

in front of our friends and

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 like

her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which would be held at the

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

thorny issue when they had tried to think of a suitable

either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is

brains to think of one,

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 a present that would please grandpa on

what to do.” Nathan offered her

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

Colin Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

and her family, as they prepared

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

smiled, unearthing a

an

sealed up in plastic. It was almost the

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

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

name is Phoenixia. It was made with the rarest and most precious medicinal herbs and ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses

them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as

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

worry was his health since he was aging and plagued with the three

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