Barry took a big breath and curved his mouth into a smile, nodding to Becky to let her come in.

Abby stepped into the room and gave him a big grin before moving her eyes to the woman sitting on the stool. Her eyebrows pulled together in a frown and her mouth turned down.

“Mummy?” she asked hesitantly.

Heather swiveled on her stool and looked at his daughter. “Abby sweetie, aren’t you going to come and give me a hug?”

It broke his heart to see how unsure she ...