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.

him could get Mr. Harvey

is due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him if he’d continued

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

never skipped a prayer throughout her life.

skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

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

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

that

candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred

she was glad to escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of

impossible for Thomas Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their

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Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s

Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third

“How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and,

that he would not want 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 with that hooligan, subjecting himself to unnecessary risk.” Samuel explained, “It’s better for him to drop it altogether and let

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

baneful suggestion, “Dad, since we’re having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the

humiliation in front of our friends and

them come.” Sean waved his hands in disagreement, “Now that Mr. Harvey had the leniency to let them off the hook, what would others think of us if

delighted to know that they had been invited to her

were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had

they had tried to think of

reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful and meaningful to him in

racked their brains to think of one, but it was easier

to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present

him skeptically, “Do you really think that

know what to do.” Nathan

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.

for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves for Sean’s

Penny asked Nathan whether

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

an inconspicuous, worn-out

was a pill, all sealed up in plastic.

brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s

birthday present? Are you out of your

explained benignly, “This pill was 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

gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required

Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash;

plagued with

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