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

due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares,

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

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

of Leah’s explanation; he found

he had done was loitering around doing nothing. How could he get Derek Harvey to show up and apologize, let alone if he could not even get himself a

all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience,

Penny about the whole matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan and

monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn,

to escape unscathed from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due

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

...

the Royale Villa Residences, the Smith Family’s

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

hook and, calling us up to inform us that

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

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 I

don’t we banish Benson and his family from

it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let

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

afternoon, Penny and her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to her grandpa’s

the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to attend the

tried

reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful

of one, but it was easier said

call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an extraordinary present which would mean the world

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

what to do.” Nathan offered her a confident

Dunne a call, “I need a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate

Dunne answered with

...

The following day.

and her

Penny asked Nathan whether he had the present

smiled, unearthing a

an inconspicuous,

all sealed up

and her family brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing

birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of tearing

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

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

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

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

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