Arlene
I had seen way too much to be drawn in by the recent façade. He might not have anything to do with Sarah’s actions, but I would be a complete ignoramus if I let one hospital trip clear the tab of everything he had done.
He didn’t have to like me to treat me with human decency, but my experience while living with him would always be a reminder that he considered me beneath him.
The image of him I had in my mind was hard to reconcile with this person who stood in front of me, desperately trying to whitewash himself.
Perhaps he was after something much more...