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.

bum like him could get Mr.

due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what karma would befall

hours of the morning.” She shrugged, “He was merely following his conscience, that’s

was a devout believer who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life.

Leah’s 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

all boiled down to Derek

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

takes a monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more ruthless

the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the

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

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Villa

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

Harvey let Penny 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

whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly ruined

tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his

front of our friends and relatives to let them attend

Sean waved his 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 us

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

they were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the

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

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 useful and

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

leave it to me? I assure

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

me, I know what to do.” Nathan offered

Sean Smith, who

Dunne answered

...

The following day.

was a big day for Penny and her family, as they

asked Nathan whether he had the present ready.

smiled, unearthing

an inconspicuous, worn-out

pill, all sealed up

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

out of your mind, Nathan?”

is no ordinary pill, 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

them, it was a gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne,

Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was

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

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