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.

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

that this is due to his conscience that has been haunting him with horrible nightmares, reminding him of what

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

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

Leah’s explanation;

feat when all he had done was

it had all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own

the whole matter. She reckoned that it was

There would be no suitable candidate for the job, other

was all due to the influence of Thomas Dunn, whom of which Nathan had already

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

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Villa Residences,

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

Mr. Harvey let Penny off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue

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.”

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

don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this

Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let

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

and her family were delighted to know that they had been invited to her

of the Smith family since Sean had

they had tried

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 should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful and meaningful to him

to think of one, but it was easier said than

leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll give Sean an

this?” Penny eyed him skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a

do.” Nathan

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

Sir!” Colin Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

and her family, as they prepared themselves for Sean’s

Nathan whether

it is.” Nathan smiled,

was an inconspicuous, worn-out

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

brooded with fear. They dreaded to think of Sean’s response upon seeing such a preposterous present at his seventieth

birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?”

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

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

knew that Sean was flushed with cash; he

was his health since he was aging and plagued with

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