In Canada, Huw worked as a painter. He met a woman and he decided to marry her, but Huw's real love was in Britain and that was Megan. However, he decided to stay in Toronto, where he could live a nice life with his son and new family.
All that changed after Megan's letter. That letter forced Huw to leave his new life, to escape from his jeil in Canada, and to go to Britain with his beloved.