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.

makes you think that a homeless bum like him could

him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma

wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely following his

had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma,

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found

incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering around

all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience, which

the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded

job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more ruthless and diabolical than Derek

due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which

Dunn to help them again for the third time. Their luck

...

Royale Villa Residences, the Smith

together with Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and

off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that

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

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

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 disown them from

humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them

hands in disagreement, “Now that 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

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

still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to attend the

issue when they had tried to think of a suitable birthday present

could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of

to think of one, but it was easier

just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which would mean the

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

to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

the balcony, giving Colin Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who

Dunne answered with absolute

...

The following day.

day for Penny and her family, as they prepared themselves for

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

Nathan smiled, unearthing a

was an inconspicuous,

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

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

this tiny little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of

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 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 as

to them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as required by

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

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

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