Don't believe your fears, Doctor. Please. Just because you feel it strongly does not make it true. I trust you. Many do. And right now people are not going to be worried about whether they judged you wrong--they're wrapped up in asking themselves why they judged Rex wrong.

Yes, it's true. He's a bad person and a very good liar, and he tricked everyone. You're likely not the only friend he betrayed and abandoned in this. Certainly, you are not alone. Not figuratively, not literally.