Laurence had driven from Havenmill over to Satbury. The journey had taken more than two hours because the traffic in central Satbury was particularly bad.

It was past seven o’clock in the evening now, which meant by the time he got back to his residence in Havenmill, it would be about ten.

“Oh, is that so? Alright, then, I won’t make you stay.”

Chase brought two bags filled with food and drink items over and handed one to Noelle as he said, “Noelle, this is from my mom and Callie to you. You