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.

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

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

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

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

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

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

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

whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and executed by

monster 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

from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had already helped Nathan

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 to rein

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Villa

Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest

it simply outrageous,” Paul complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to partner with

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

Samuel talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her

we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and

played along, “Yes, Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to

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 and make

were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet,

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

they had tried to

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

racked their brains to think of one, but it was easier said than

you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which would mean the world

think that

what to do.” Nathan offered her

call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be most lavish, but

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with

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The following day.

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

they were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan

is.” Nathan smiled,

was an inconspicuous,

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

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

of

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 blood sugar, and high cholesterol. These are the three harmful killers that could lead to typical chronic diseases such

to them, it was a gift carefully chosen by

that Sean was flushed with

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

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