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!”

not blame Nathan since she knew that

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

“I am sure that he will turn up tomorrow to apologize. You can

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

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

lying in the hospital nursing his

on crutches and drag himself here to offer an apology? It was simply

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 an apology

we'll go to the hospital tomorrow to visit Mr. Harvey and seek his forgiveness. Nathan, you'd better

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

to the bathroom for her bath. Nathan took this opportunity to step outside to the balcony

to having Nathan sleep in her room with Queenie, even though he

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

a loss for words. ”Sure!”

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

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

what they always do on television?” Queenie blinked

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

sulked, wondering what she had done to deserve

...

next morning, the Smiths woke up to a

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

breakfast packed with nutrients. The table was filled with cereal, eggs, milk,

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 at kindergarten and buy

somebody knocked at the door, “Hello, is anybody at home?” Came a polite voice from

it be at

Let me get it,”

out when she opened the door,

the matter, Penny? Who's

heard Penny's gasp. They put down their bowls hastily and rushed to the door. They ended up motionless at the door with

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

men in suits stood behind the bald man. They appeared to

confusion as

I'm Derek Harvey, President of Oceana Corporation.” The bald man introduced 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

What?

if their brains were clogged and their throats stuck with bewilderment, they hardly knew what to

Nathan had told them last night. His words had come true - Derek Harvey would show up at

their heads to look at Nathan, who was sitting at the side of the table feeding Queenie from her bowl of cereal.

to pull herself together.

with fear when Penny

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