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!”
she knew that he had done so because
Harvey apologize to us? I'll be counting my blessings if he doesn't hold us responsible for beating him up,
sure that he will turn up tomorrow
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 manner.
his conscience and became repentant, it was practically impossible for him to show up at
was because Derek Harvey was still lying in the hospital nursing
the hospital on crutches and drag himself here to offer an apology? It
disdain at Nathan's whimsical blabbers. “This is not the time for fantastical ideas,” he quipped soberly, “Let's get down to business and think about how we can offer
to visit Mr. Harvey and seek his forgiveness. Nathan, you'd better come along with
they could appease Mr. Harvey when they visited him at the hospital tomorrow. Soon, he and
outside to the balcony and called Colin Dixon,
to get accustomed to having Nathan sleep in her room with Queenie, even though he was only sleeping on the
some house rules before she went to bed. “I've heard of the unsightly behaviours when men
loss for words. ”Sure!”
a mattress
off as anger. “What silly question is that?” She chastised, “What makes you think that
what they always do on television?” Queenie blinked her
are having a bad influence on you.” Penny admonished, “No TV for
and sulked, wondering what
...
woke up to a wonderful
adults exchanged glances at each other while Queenie
table
for us. We need to drop Queenie off at kindergarten
barely ended his mutterings when somebody knocked at the door, “Hello, is
it be at this
sell us some water purifiers? Let me get it,” offered Penny as she headed
she opened the door, “W-what are you doing here?” She let out a
the matter, Penny? Who's at
hastily and rushed to the door.
standing at their door. He was leaning on crutches
behind the bald man. They appeared to be
and Leah's faces were filled with confusion as they were still grappling with what
cheesy grin on his face, “I'm deeply sorry for having offended Mr. Cross and Ms. Smith yesterday. It has
What?
with unbelieving eyes. As if their brains were clogged and their throats
what Nathan had told them last night. His words had come true - Derek Harvey would show up at their house to
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
she tried to pull herself together. She turned suspiciously to Derek
jerked with fear when Penny
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