They never had a simple relationship, we’ve already seen that a number of times in the old comics. So, Cynthia is right when she thinks Jack despises her. But Howard seems to have a better understanding of the whole situation, Jack’s mental state included, and he wants Cynthia to consider the hare’s behavior from a different angle…
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