“It’s better you tell her the truth than she realizes it or hears it from someone else.”
Ben had been there.
Jane might not have reacted so strongly if he had been honest with her.
It meant that he trusted her to bare his soul to her.
Since Jane got the news from Yves’ mouth, Jane believed Ben had no confidence in her and walked on eggshells around her. Plus, his mother-in-law was convinced there was a social gap between them. Worried Jane would be treated like dirt by the Johnsons, his