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

has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall on him

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

throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma, fate,

Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought

done was loitering around

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

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

There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than

that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which

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

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at the Royale Villa

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

could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us

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

and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name.

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

in front of our friends and relatives to

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 us to an outsider like

were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s seventieth

were still regarded as part of the Smith family

tried to think

lavish, but we shouldn’t give him something too cheap either, or it could reflect badly on

think of one, but it

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

about this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think

I know what to do.” Nathan

need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday

Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

her family, as

as they were about to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present ready. It

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing

was an inconspicuous,

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

Sean’s response upon seeing

birthday present? Are you out of

Penny.” Nathan 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 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

gift carefully chosen by Colin

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

he was aging and plagued with

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