Chapter 6

Nathan lifted Queenie into his arms and consoled the rest of them, “Let's not get upset over it. Who knows? Derek Harvey might turn up at our house all of a sudden and offer his apology.”

His words only aggravated them and elicited a slew of angry remarks.

“What nerve you have to say such a thing!” Leah vented all her rage on him, “Don't you know that it's all because of you? If you didn't beat up Mr. Harvey and May, Samuel wouldn't have come to our house and made a big fuss about it!”

could not blame Nathan since she knew that he had done so because

in the world would Mr. Harvey apologize to us? I'll be counting

an air of nonchalance. “I am sure that he will turn up tomorrow to apologize. You can take

and the rest knew better than to take his word. It was simply against Derek Harvey's insolent nature to apologize when he had been humiliated in such a devastating

conscience and became repentant, it was practically impossible for him to

was because Derek Harvey was still lying in the hospital nursing his broken leg,

be possible for Mr. Harvey to leave the hospital on crutches and drag himself here to offer an apology?

ideas,” he quipped soberly, “Let's get

to the hospital tomorrow to visit Mr. Harvey and seek his

they could appease Mr. Harvey when they visited him at the hospital tomorrow. Soon, he

outside to the balcony and called Colin Dixon, “Colin, I want you to

having Nathan sleep in her room with Queenie, even though

went to bed. “I've heard of the unsightly behaviours when

a loss for words.

Nathan rolled out a mattress onto the floor. “Mama, why isn't Papa sleeping

anger. “What silly question is that?” She chastised, “What makes you think

on television?” Queenie blinked her innocent

a bad influence on you.” Penny admonished, “No TV for you for two

pouted her lips and sulked, wondering what she had

...

woke up to

the scrumptious spread Nathan had prepared, the adults exchanged glances at each other while Queenie bubbled with joy,

The table was filled with cereal, eggs,

glimpse at Nathan. “Tuck in, everybody.” He pulled out a chair and sat down, “There's a long day ahead for us. We need to drop Queenie off

had barely ended his mutterings when somebody knocked at the door, “Hello, is anybody

at this

some salesperson looking to sell us some water purifiers? Let

when she opened the door, “W-what are you doing here?” She let out a loud

matter, Penny? Who's

they heard Penny's gasp. They put down their bowls hastily and rushed to the door. They

standing at their door. He was

the

and Leah's faces were filled with confusion as they were still grappling with what was

himself with a cheesy grin on his face, “I'm deeply sorry for having offended Mr. Cross and Ms. Smith yesterday. It has hit me with such terrible remorse that I could

What?

at him with unbelieving eyes. As if their brains were clogged and

as they recalled what Nathan had told them last night. His words had come true - Derek Harvey would

their heads to look at Nathan, who was sitting at the side of the table feeding Queenie from her bowl of cereal. The same question popped up in their minds - could it be him who made

herself together. She turned

fear when Penny posed

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