为自己加油

Choose the closest paraphrased version after the following sentence or the italicized part.

It would give me prestige in his eyes, or at least make me less suspect, foreigner though I was.（ ）

A.
...as they respected foreigners.
B.
...because they admired foreigners.
C.
...even if they didn't like foreigners.
D.
...even though they didn't trust foreigners.