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

with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him if he’d

hours of the morning.”

throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma, fate, and

of Leah’s explanation; he found it

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

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

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

a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than

it was all due to the influence

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

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at the Royale Villa Residences,

family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a

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

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

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

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

along, “Yes, Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them attend your anniversary

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 us look petty and callous if they compare us to an outsider like Mr.

they had been invited

that they were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them

it was a thorny issue when they had tried to think of a

know that we can’t afford something lavish, but we shouldn’t give him something too cheap either, or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately

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

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

him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a

I know what to do.” Nathan offered her

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

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

Penny and her family, as they

they were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the

smiled, unearthing a small

an

pill, all sealed up in plastic. It

think of Sean’s response upon seeing such

out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on

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

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

Dunne knew that Sean was

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

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