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With this special you can understand Marinette's decision in Recreation

Because when she spoke to Gabriel, she remembered Betterfly and the man that gave her hope. She wanted to be that hope for him now, in his darkest moment, the same way he did for her.

And while Gabriel "betrayed" her, she ended up changing his wish!

So when Marinette is talking to Adrien about Gabriel she is not remembering Monarch, but Betterfly. She wants to believe that, at least for one second, the man that was indeed a hero was there.

That doesn't excuse all the bullshit Gabriel did to his son, but explains Marinette's decision in not revealing the truth to Adrien in that moment.