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.

think that a homeless bum like him could get

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

hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely

never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma, fate,

skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

when all he had done was loitering

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

She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and executed by

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

for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run

...

Villa Residences,

with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a conversation in the

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

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

moment 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

with a baneful suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity to disown them from

it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and

us if we expel them from our family? It would look bad on us and make us look petty

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

the Smith family

had tried to think of a suitable birthday present

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

one,

finally made the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that

really think that you can find a present that

me, I know what to do.” Nathan offered her a

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

Colin Dunne answered

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The following day.

big day for Penny and her family, as they prepared

as they were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready.

smiled, unearthing a small

was an inconspicuous,

all sealed up in plastic.

Sean’s

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

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

gift carefully

analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean

worry was his health since he was aging and plagued with the

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