Assume Kim's Response to Jamila's Confrontation Had Instead Been

Assume Kim's response to Jamila's confrontation had instead been: " I know we both want to be careful about how we talk to each other otherwise we will have problems living together. I wasn't being sarcastic, I was emphasizing my point."
In this case, Kim's comment would be an illustration of which kind of response in
Confrontation episodes theory?

A) she sees the rule as non-legitimate and admits the behavior
B) she sees the rule as non-legitimate and she denies the behavior
C) she sees the rule as non-legitimate and there is no resolution possible
D) she sees the rule as legitimate but there is a superceding rule to consider
E) she sees as the rule as legitimate but denies the behavior