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

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

why he showed up at such wee hours of the

who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would

of Leah’s explanation; he found

could not 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 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,

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

monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a

escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence

the third time. Their luck would run out soon, and it was vital for Nathan to rein

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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

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

meddle with Penny’s lunatic boyfriend A mad and penniless guy like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time

the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly

your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family

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

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

they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth birthday banquet, which would be held at the

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

when they had tried to think of a suitable birthday

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

of one,

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

“Do you really think that you

I know what to do.” Nathan offered her

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

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The following day.

big day for Penny and her family, as

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

smiled, unearthing

an

pill, all sealed up in plastic. It

think of Sean’s

Are you out of

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

carefully chosen by Colin

knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he

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

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