Karen: But we're not together. Not anymore.
Karen fears his reaction. / Karen is afraid of his reaction.
Jeff: Okay. Thank you for telling me that.
Are both the emboldened sentences OK in this context if Jeff hasn't reacted yet but Karen is afraid of how he will react to what she just told him?
Karen fears his reaction. <<< This sounds like he hasn't reacted ye, but he will soon. Or you could say eg Karen is afraid of how he will react.
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Karen fears his reaction.<<< This sounds like he hasn't reacted ye, but he will soon.
Or you could say eg
Karen is afraid of how he will react.