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

has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him

of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely following his conscience,

was a devout believer who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she

Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought with

incapable of performing 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 he could not even get himself a

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

that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and

There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other

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

be impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital for

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at the Royale Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s

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

simply outrageous,” Paul complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and,

lunatic boyfriend A mad and penniless guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to

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

up 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

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

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

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

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 suitable birthday present for

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

one, but it was easier said

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

are you sure about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present

do.”

call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t

Dunne answered

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The following day.

a big day for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves

house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready.

smiled,

an inconspicuous, worn-out

was inside the box was a pill, all sealed up

think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at

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

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

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

thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was never short of

worry was his health since he was aging and plagued

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