Someone once asked...
Someone answered with kindness...
I can not help you solve the situation but I can propose something you can do in the meanwhile. Keep being yourself but watch the outcome of your interactions with neutral and curious eyes. Don't expect, watch, like if studying a new ecosystem that is alien to you. When the whole situation resolves one way or another, you will have gathered valuable insight. And that insight may also help at improving the final resolution. The pain is real, but it is also amplified by the anticipation of what you expect (which gets denied).