Considering that the revelation of the betrayal is really so terrible, there isn’t any available space for defensiveness.

Considering that the revelation of the betrayal is really so terrible, there isn’t any available space for defensiveness. Because the revelation of a betrayal can be so terrible, there is absolutely no space for defensiveness. You are best off making use of two expressions: 1) „You’re right“ (when they’re right) and 2) „we deserve that“…