Although there haven't been any outright confessions done between the two. She would be a fool if she didn't notice how well he treated her. Even if he didn't love her the way she wanted to be loved. The fact that he takes great care of her is way much better than Simon had ever done. That was enough for her to be swayed.
It was like how a child could be trafficked after being given a sweet. After not getting any from her guardians, wouldn't she be tempted?
That was the same case for her.
She knew that it was stupid of her to fall for another man when her heart had been filled with another for two decades. But how could she stop her heart from getting what it wanted?
No matter how many times she tries to suppress these feelings and wants to take them step by step, she still finds herself drawn to him like a moth.