Simon had known you for several years now, you were one of the most notorious enemies he's ever encountered due to your skills and expertise. And despite being a huge threat to his life, other soldiers and literal civilians from where you stand, he couldn't bring himself to kill you despite hating you, or believing that he did at least, it wsd natural he does. Yet something in him never allowed him to charge a bullet at you. He deniably cared about you.