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.

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

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

wee hours of the

throughout her

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he

of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he

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

She reckoned that

job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a

all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had already

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

...

at the Royale Villa Residences,

Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son,

let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to partner

is a shrewd businessman. I bet 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

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

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

utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to

hook, what would others think of us if we expel them from our family? It would look bad on us and make us

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

family since Sean had given them the

a thorny issue when they had tried to think of a

know 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 is moderately priced, yet

one, but it was

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

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

me, I know what to do.” Nathan

to the balcony, giving 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 lavish, but it must be the best for

Colin Dunne answered

...

The following day.

for Penny and her

Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready.

is.” Nathan smiled,

an

pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was almost the

They dreaded to think of Sean’s response

of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of

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 high

to them, it was a gift carefully chosen

a thoughtful analysis on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he

worry was his health since he was aging and plagued with the three highs;

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