[ He sighs heavily, both in relaxation and exasperation. ]
And even if you'd told me, I wouldn't have believed you.
[ Not for any sense of mistrust, but he'd been warned about Eleanor by people who knew her better than Daphne did, and ignored those. There was a time when he would never have believed Eleanor capable of sending a woman to her death. She was ruthless, and he loved that about her, but some lines you just don't cross. ]
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And even if you'd told me, I wouldn't have believed you.
[ Not for any sense of mistrust, but he'd been warned about Eleanor by people who knew her better than Daphne did, and ignored those. There was a time when he would never have believed Eleanor capable of sending a woman to her death. She was ruthless, and he loved that about her, but some lines you just don't cross. ]
I know better now.