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.

makes you think that a homeless bum like him

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

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

was a devout believer who had never skipped a prayer throughout her life. Hence she would attribute all unexplained events to karma,

Leah’s explanation; he found

agree more with Leah when she proclaimed that Nathan was incapable of performing such a heroic feat when all he had done was loitering

all boiled down to Derek Harvey’s own conscience,

whole matter. She reckoned that

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

knew that it was all due to the

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

...

Villa Residences, the

Samuel Smith and Paul Smith, his eldest and his third son, was having a conversation in the

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

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.” Samuel explained, “It’s better for him to drop

heard Samuel talk about Penny and Nathan. “It sickens me to the core whenever I hear her name. What have I

having your seventieth birthday banquet tomorrow, why don’t we banish Benson and his family from attending the party, using this opportunity

played along, “Yes, Dad. Wouldn’t it be an utter humiliation in front of our friends and relatives to

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

to know that they had been invited

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

was a thorny issue when they had tried to think of a

on us.” Penny suggested, “We should think of a present that is moderately priced, yet useful and meaningful to him in a certain

their brains to think of one, but it

who finally 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

skeptically, “Do you really think that you can find a present that

me, I know what to do.” Nathan offered her a

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 to be most lavish, but it must be the best for

Colin Dunne answered

...

The following day.

for Penny and her family, as they prepared

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

is.” Nathan smiled, unearthing a

an inconspicuous,

inside the box was a pill, all sealed up

to think of Sean’s response

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

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 highs - hypertension, high blood sugar, and high

was a gift carefully chosen

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

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

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