I do not think the father is some evil guy who straight up abandoned his family. It seems he wasn't ever married to MLs mom, so it's possible he never even knew he had a son. I also think this because he isn't trying to like butter up to ML, and I think someone who wanted to APPEAR like they care would have been trying to win over their kid by now. It's also possible that they were forced apart by circumstances out of their control based on the dream the father had, it doesn't seem like he up and left her, but that she went away. The dream could also be symbolic, but the point is that the father doesn't seem like a bad guy who wants to ruin things or take something valuable, because he would certainly be trying to win over his long-lost son by now instead of wandering around a remote village. Some people here are so quick to be hostile about a new character who hasn't even said or done anything bad. He hasn't even tried to excuse his absence from his son's life like a deadbeat (parents who knowingly neglect their children) or tried to meddle in his son's life, he's just vibing around the village.
I do not think the father is some evil guy who straight up abandoned his family. It seems he wasn't ever married to MLs mom, so it's possible he never even knew he had a son. I also think this because he isn't trying to like butter up to ML, and I think someone who wanted to APPEAR like they care would have been trying to win over their kid by now. It's also possible that they were forced apart by circumstances out of their control based on the dream the father had, it doesn't seem like he up and left her, but that she went away. The dream could also be symbolic, but the point is that the father doesn't seem like a bad guy who wants to ruin things or take something valuable, because he would certainly be trying to win over his long-lost son by now instead of wandering around a remote village. Some people here are so quick to be hostile about a new character who hasn't even said or done anything bad. He hasn't even tried to excuse his absence from his son's life like a deadbeat (parents who knowingly neglect their children) or tried to meddle in his son's life, he's just vibing around the village.