So hubby wanted to be her savior, pushed himself and then when reality caught up to them he started resenting her for it. It's more common IRL than people think, often partners who make big sacrifices for the other do end up resentful in the end, especially if things go to shit regardless
That being said, it was high time they separate. I hope author is not setting them up for a reconciliation and being endgame. Toxic and trauma bonded codependent high school sweethearts is really not a sustainable relationship dynamic
Regardless of everything else, fuck JK's mom. I get that she had to leave to protect herself, but not taking him with her was strike one, her not picking up when JK tried to call her as a child was strike two and abandoning him even after his dad died was strike three
I get it was a shitty situation for her and she was in danger, but that was her SON, and she just abandoned him to actual hell on Earth that might kill him to save herself. Fuck her







This would've been a pretty good psychological horror story about groomed dependency and abusive relationships if the author didn't try to turn it into a legit romance towards the end