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

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

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

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

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation;

feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to

speculated that it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own

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

monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred

unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas

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

...

Royale Villa Residences,

with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son,

off the hook and, calling us

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 to drop

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 granddaughter like her? She has utterly ruined our

why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity

in front of our friends and relatives

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

the afternoon, Penny and her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to

of the Smith family since Sean had

when they had tried to think of a suitable birthday

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

brains to think of one, but

leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which

really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on

I know what to do.” Nathan offered

the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

for Penny and her family, as

house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a

was an inconspicuous,

inside the box was a pill, all sealed up in

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

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

“This pill was cultivated more than sixty years ago, its name is Phoenixia. It was made with the rarest and most precious medicinal herbs and ingredients that have a miraculous effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the three highs - hypertension, high

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

knew that

health since he was aging and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high blood

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