Chapter 210

My spirits lifted a fraction. ‘Roy! Good to see you.’

Roy set the box down with a grunt and enveloped me in a warm, avuncular hug. ‘Hyacinth! Well, this is a turn-up. Good to see you too. Been a while, and what a lot of water under the bridge, eh?’

‘You could say that,’ I sighed.

I wanted to ask if ...