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I'm on chapter 16 right now. And damn those first few chapters were really hard to read. Like imagine a kid having to realize that no one is on her side... Like saying "I just want her live like a dead mouse" when she's like 8??? And to me it feels like it's cuz she tried to act more maturely in front of him that he started liking her. And nope just cuz he saw her crying so he is suddenly softer on her?? No amount of trauma or grief from losing ur wife makes it okay to treat someone and that too a kid like that. Like the amount of trust issues this kid must have is insane. I have no idea where their relationship will go from there... But it's gonna take a long time for me to ever think he's redeemed. I guess the way I would explain this is... His love feels so circumstantial. Like if she didn't work hard to act more maturely in front of him... Nothing would have changed.