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.

a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey to

conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares,

showed up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged,

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

skeptical of Leah’s explanation;

agree more with Leah when she proclaimed that Nathan was incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How

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

different vibe struck Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and executed by Thomas

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

due to

to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital for Nathan to rein in his

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Villa Residences,

Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and

hook and, calling us up to inform us

him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time with that hooligan, subjecting himself to unnecessary risk.” Samuel

and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless

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

Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them attend your

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

they had been invited

Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to

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

it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a

brains to think of one, but it

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

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

to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

walked out to the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be most

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with absolute

...

The following day.

and her family, as they

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

smiled, unearthing a small

an inconspicuous,

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

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

out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of

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

gift carefully chosen

Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with

aging and plagued with the three

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