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 of
Harvey apologize to us? I'll be counting my blessings if
sure that he will turn up
against Derek Harvey's insolent nature to apologize when he had been humiliated
was practically impossible for him to show up at their house and apologize, at least
Harvey was still lying in the hospital nursing his broken
be possible for Mr. Harvey to leave the hospital on crutches
for fantastical ideas,” he quipped soberly,
the hospital tomorrow to visit Mr. Harvey and seek his forgiveness. Nathan, you'd
could appease Mr. Harvey when they visited him at the hospital tomorrow. Soon, he
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
accustomed to having Nathan sleep in her
went to bed. “I've heard of the unsightly behaviours when men sleep. I'd appreciate it if you could behave yourself and
at a loss for words. ”Sure!”
watched with curiosity as Nathan rolled out a mattress
silly question is that?” She chastised, “What makes you think that
always do on television?” Queenie blinked her innocent
a bad influence on you.” Penny admonished, “No TV
pouted her lips and sulked, wondering what she had done to deserve
...
Smiths woke up to
noticed the scrumptious spread Nathan had prepared, the adults exchanged glances at each
nutrients. The table
“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 some fruits and flowers before we visit Mr. Harvey at the
barely ended his mutterings when somebody knocked at the door, “Hello, is anybody at home?” Came
it be at
sell us some water purifiers? Let me get it,” offered
could it be...” Penny's eyes popped out when she opened the door, “W-what are you doing here?” She let out a loud gasp
the matter, Penny? Who's at
down their bowls hastily and rushed to the door. They ended up motionless at the door with their mouths hanging
door. He was leaning on crutches with his left leg in a
stood behind the
filled with confusion as they
Cross and Ms. Smith yesterday. It has hit me with such terrible remorse that I could scarcely sleep or eat. That's
What?
their brains were clogged and their throats stuck with bewilderment, they hardly
as they recalled what Nathan had told them last night. His words had come true - Derek Harvey would show
sitting at the side of the table feeding Queenie from her bowl
her shock as she tried to pull herself together. She turned suspiciously to Derek Harvey, “Are you serious,
Harvey jerked with fear when Penny posed
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