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

due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares,

the

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

Leah’s explanation; he found it

done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek

that it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s

reckoned that it

the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was

to escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to

third time. Their

...

the Royale Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s

Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was

complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook

would 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 that hooligan, subjecting himself to unnecessary risk.” Samuel explained, “It’s better for him

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

came up with a baneful suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we

it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let

the hook, what would others think of us if we expel them from

been invited to her grandpa’s

of the Smith family since Sean

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

shouldn’t give him something too cheap either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should

their brains to think of one, but it was easier

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

eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on his

I know what to do.”

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

Colin Dunne

...

The following day.

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

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

smiled,

an

was a pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was almost

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

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

ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as

carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required by

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

greatest worry was his health since he was aging and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high

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