‘Just like that. We are perfectly capable of muddling on without you. We did it before you arrived and we can do it again. And when he’s older, Sonny will understand.’ ‘Understand what?’ ‘Understand why his mum left him with his dad.’ ‘What did you say?’ ‘You don’t expect us to let you take him with you, do you? Part of the condition of you moving away is that you leave my grandson behind.’
