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Damn. I was highly concerned of Albert's freaky behavior/manipulative/controlling thoughts towards ashia. Chapter 12 he got that post nut clarity though. Honestly it's kindof a difficult read because of how realistically flawed the two main characters are. Albert's situation of being like a replacement comfort servant to the same person + ashia's constanf reminder of a person they truly loved but not getting that exact person/struggling to move on. It's a recipe for intense agony.
I appreciate that the main character we're following (albert) isn't like a total sociopath though. He easily could've been filled with only lust + obsession to a disgusting degree like a lot of cheap plots do but that character type was given to his father, and Albert is given space to be flawed, but realize how shitty his behavior is. It also gives room to reflect on the fact that his father's obsessive behavior and actions were not OK.