It had been tough trying to explain the sudden break-up with Scott without revealing the whole truth. She had put it down to problems with his wife. Melissa had wanted to come round to support her but she wouldn’t have been able to keep up the charade – she knew she’d crack. Though the TV was on, Eli’s eyes were fixed on Scott’s armchair. Was she ever going to recover from the shock? For the past few days she had been walking about like a zombie – in a trancelike state. Things had been so good between them before she found out about his true character. Was he telling the truth when he’d said that he’d only been with her so he could be close to Melissa? In all honesty she didn’t really care what his motives were. She hated him with a passion now she knew the truth about him and what lay behind that mask of charm and respectability. She couldn’t get her head around the thought of him touching her, knowing what he’d done to her mother.
