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

that has been haunting him with horrible

why he showed up at such wee hours of the morning.” She shrugged,

prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all

of Leah’s explanation; he found

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

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

the whole matter. She reckoned that

no suitable candidate for the job, other than Thomas Dunn, who was a hundred times more

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

it would be impossible for 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

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Royale Villa Residences,

Paul Smith, his eldest and

off the hook and, calling us up to inform us that he would continue to partner

like him has nothing to lose. Mr. Harvey knew better than to waste his time

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 done to deserve such a shameless granddaughter like her? She has utterly

birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish

along, “Yes, Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to let them attend your anniversary

us if we expel them from our family? It would look bad on us and make us look petty and callous if they

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

were still regarded as part of the Smith family since Sean had given them the green light to attend the

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

or it could reflect badly on us.” Penny suggested, “We

racked their brains to think of one, but it

the bold call, “Why don’t you just leave it to me? I assure you that we’ll

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

what to do.” Nathan

a present for Sean Smith, who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow. The present

Dunne answered with absolute

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The following day.

was a big day for Penny and her family,

to leave the house, Penny asked Nathan

it is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a small

an inconspicuous,

was inside the box was a pill, all sealed up in plastic. It was almost the size of

of Sean’s response upon seeing such a

this tiny little pill be our birthday present? Are you out of your mind, Nathan?” Penny was on the verge of tearing at her

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

was a gift carefully chosen by Colin

Smith, Colin Dunne knew that Sean

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

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