“There’s more there, more to that story, but it’s not my place to tell you. Read the letter.”

“So where is she?” he said.

“She’s staying with her mother for a while.”

“She’s with her mother?”

“I knew that,” Abby said, and he looked down at her.

“What did you say, Abby?”

“Becky told me she was going to stay with her mummy for a while,” Abby answered with a roll of her eyes, as only a five-year-old could.

“Why ...