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.

that a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey to show up

due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him

why he showed up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was

never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence

skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought with

he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to

to Derek Harvey’s own

vibe struck Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that

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

turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had

time. Their luck would run

...

the Royale Villa Residences,

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

“How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to partner

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,

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

came 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

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

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

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

the Smith family since Sean had

had tried to think of

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

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

don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which would mean the world

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

do.” Nathan offered

for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present doesn’t have to be

Colin Dunne

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The following day.

day for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves

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

Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

was an

box was a pill, all sealed up in

to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous

out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on

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 chronic diseases such

it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin

Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was

his health since he was aging and plagued with the three

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