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Dylan, Gaul, and the Cry That Changed Everything
At 52:35 · chapter starts 50:50
The Gaul storyline is a test of everything Kenzie had learned from the Corbin experience. She was fully transparent this time: she told Dylan days in advance she wanted to explore Gaul, told the whole villa, and made no secret of it. When the kiss finally happened and she reported it to Dylan, his emotional response was not what she expected. After Corbin, who had switched on a dime, watching Dylan genuinely cry made Kenzie realise this was different [1] — Kenzie "America called Dylan's tears fake. Kenzie says that hurt more than almost anything. Since leaving the villa they have basically been living…" 51:30 . He cared. The fact that America immediately assumed the tears were an acting performance stings her to this day — she points out Dylan has appeared in exactly one music video where he didn't even speak, making 'he's an actor' a hard case to make. Since leaving the villa, they have essentially been living together in a hotel room. His best friend Brandon confirmed on family day that Dylan is the same off-camera as on. Kenzie says she is no longer scared he is going to flip on her.
America called Dylan's tears fake. Kenzie says that hurt more than almost anything. Since leaving the villa they have basically been living in a hotel hideaway together, and everyone who knows him — including his best friend Brandon on family day — confirms he is exactly the same off camera as on.
Dylan became visibly emotional when Kenzie told him she had kissed Gaul, which paradoxically made Kenzie trust him more because it showed he genuinely cared.
