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Laura picked up Hannah’s huge birthday card and opened it. “To Hannah, happy birthday. Since your mum and dad won’t tell you the truth, I thought I would. Love Uncle Spence.” She shook her head, her jaw clenched. “Bastard!”
Her daughter looked at her. “Mum? Why would Uncle Spence send these to me?”
What was she going to do? Laura couldn’t show Nigel the card. What reason could she give him or Hannah for this intervention? Why would Spencer do this? She’d pissed him off, but she couldn’t let Nigel or her daughter know why. “I don’t know, love. He was always vocal about telling you what happened.”
“But why does he care? It’s not like he’s my real uncle. He’s just dad’s best friend. Why would he bother sending me this?”
“Like I said, I don’t know. I’ll have words with him.” Laura pick
