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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