FL has got to be the dumbest woman on the planet to forgive this man. He 100% was protecting his family’s reputation over her well-being. Like how could the author possibly think this looks good?
He was garbage. Lie to and mentally torture the woman you "love," because of your insecurities, while paying off the people who deliberately destroyed her life? Buddy, you need enough medication to keep you sedated for the rest of your filthy life. The only thing you deserve is a gravestone that reads, "Here Lies Excrement." The only thing greater than his lack of character was his exceptional stupidity.