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.

what makes you think that a homeless bum like him could get Mr. Harvey

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

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

her life. Hence she

was skeptical of Leah’s explanation; he found it wrought with

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 up and apologize, let alone if he could

boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own

matter. She reckoned that it was likely masterminded by Nathan

a monster to kill a monster. There would be no suitable candidate for the job,

from the turmoil, she knew that it was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of

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

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Royale Villa Residences, the

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

outrageous,” Paul complained. “How could Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and,

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

he heard Samuel talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly ruined our family’s

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

be an utter humiliation in front

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

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

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

issue when they had tried to think of a suitable

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

of one, but

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

you really think that you can find a present that would please grandpa on

what to do.” Nathan

out 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

Colin Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

Penny and her family,

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

it is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing

was an inconspicuous,

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

with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s

out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of tearing at her

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

gift carefully chosen by Colin Dunne, as

on Sean Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he was never short of

was his health since he was aging and plagued with the three highs; hypertension, high blood sugar, and high

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