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.

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

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

her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events

explanation; he

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

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

whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan

would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who

knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had already helped Nathan on

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

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patriarch of the Smith family, together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his

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

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 the

sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to

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

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 outsider

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

of the Smith family

it was a thorny issue when they 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 should think of a present that is moderately priced,

think of one, but it

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

really think that

what to do.” Nathan offered her a

a present for Sean Smith, who

Dunne

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The following day.

for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves

were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the

it is.” Nathan smiled,

was an

all sealed up in

of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present

you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on

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 effect on illnesses caused by what we commonly termed as the three highs - hypertension, high blood sugar, and

a gift carefully chosen by

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

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

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