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!”

Nathan since she knew that he had

mind to say such a thing, Nathan.” She heaved a frustrated sigh, “Why in the world would Mr. Harvey apologize to us? I'll be counting my blessings if

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

simply against Derek Harvey's insolent nature to apologize when he had been humiliated in such a devastating manner. Pigs could

became repentant, it was practically impossible for him to

still lying in the hospital nursing his broken leg,

to leave the hospital on crutches and

whimsical blabbers. “This is not the time for fantastical ideas,” he quipped soberly, “Let's

to visit Mr. Harvey and seek his forgiveness. Nathan, you'd better come along

instructions, Benson hoped that they could appease Mr. Harvey when they visited him at the hospital tomorrow. Soon, he and Leah retired for

the bathroom for her bath. Nathan took this opportunity to step outside to the balcony and called Colin Dixon, “Colin, I want you to get hold of Thomas Dunn and make

get accustomed to having Nathan sleep in her room with Queenie, even

him on some house rules before she went to bed. “I've heard of the unsightly behaviours when

Nathan was at a loss for

Nathan rolled out a mattress onto the floor. “Mama, why

question, trying to pass it off as anger. “What silly question is that?” She chastised, “What makes you think that Mama and

on television?” Queenie

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

sulked, wondering what she had done

...

next morning, the Smiths woke up to a wonderful

spread Nathan had prepared, the adults exchanged glances at each other

The table was filled

a chair and sat down, “There's a long day ahead for us. We need to drop Queenie off at kindergarten and buy some fruits and flowers before we visit Mr. Harvey at the hospital.”

“Hello, is anybody at home?” Came

it be at this hour?”

Let me

out when she opened the door, “W-what

the matter, Penny? Who's at

put down their bowls hastily and rushed to the door. They ended up motionless at the

white patient's robe was standing at their door. He was

the bald man. They

confusion as they were still grappling with what was

Mr. Cross and Ms.

What?

the Smiths gawking at him with unbelieving eyes. As if their brains were

had told them last night. His words had come

three of them twisted 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

down her shock as she tried to pull herself together. She turned suspiciously to Derek Harvey, “Are

Harvey jerked with fear when Penny posed the

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