Mel
When he gets his, which eventually, he will, I'm more than sure it will be on behalf of yourself and everyone else he's hurt. It may not be what you want, but it will be something. And I hate to be the one to say this, Mel, but maybe the woman you knew isn't real.
I guess we see things differently here, and that's fine. We don't have to agree when everyone is different, and every situation is different. If you feel he broke something, then that's your truth, not denial. The other stuff just has to come in time. Did you think about maybe a chance of scenery? I know it wasn't in your shop, or your flat, but it's an option to go somewhere under a different name.
I'm suddenly confused on what Marcus is doing mean mugging people for you.