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!”

blame Nathan since she knew that he had

Harvey apologize to us? I'll be counting my blessings if he doesn't hold us

said with an air of nonchalance. “I am sure that

was simply against Derek Harvey's insolent nature to apologize when he had

found his conscience and became repentant, it was practically impossible for him to show up at their house

was because Derek Harvey was still lying in the hospital nursing his broken

be possible for Mr. Harvey to leave the hospital on crutches and drag himself

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

hospital tomorrow to visit Mr. Harvey and

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

step outside to the balcony and called Colin Dixon, “Colin, I want you to get

sleep in her room with

rules before she went to bed. “I've heard of the unsightly behaviours

a loss for words. ”Sure!” He

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 Papa have to sleep

do on television?” Queenie blinked

you.” Penny

pouted her lips and sulked, wondering what she

...

morning, the Smiths woke up to a

spread Nathan had prepared, the adults exchanged glances at

table

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.” He muttered, “Let's pray that he would forgive us and not pursue

at the door, “Hello, is anybody at home?”

be at this hour?”

some salesperson looking to sell us some water purifiers? Let me get it,” offered Penny as she headed for

out when she opened the door, “W-what are you doing here?” She let

matter, Penny?

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

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

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

filled with confusion as they were still

his face, “I'm deeply sorry for having offended Mr. Cross and Ms. Smith yesterday. It has hit me with such terrible remorse that I could scarcely sleep

What?

their brains were clogged and their throats stuck

they recalled what Nathan had told them last night. His words had come true - Derek Harvey

at Nathan, who was sitting at the side of the table feeding Queenie from her bowl of

she tried to pull herself together. She turned suspiciously to Derek Harvey,

jerked with fear when

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