It's extremely infuriating that he can't be satisfied until she loses everything. It's the same pattern with the other "objects". He isn't satisfied until he eliminates any attachment to them, despite the fact that he has countless means other than murder to get them. (this may be because he views attachments, even if they won't necessarily be a direct opposition to him owning the said objects, as threats, as obstacles to the complete ownership he wants to achieve)
As i see it, for now, since the masks have fallen and she knows what he is, he'll probably attempt to gashlight her into believing she's a bad person, because he knows how badly it affects her. He'll try to make her think that she's just as bad as a murderer like him and hold the reigns of her guilt as he pushes her to lose it. He's trying very hard to push her into committing something irreparable. I don't think it's beyond him to even push her to hurt him (not kill him of course, he believes he's in control of her rage), since it'll make his manipulation more effective. This can lead to various scenarios based on what he may be planning. Perhaps through hurting him, he'll make her end up in prison for attempted murder (he'll probably try to manipulate the sentence in a way that'll only land her a few years like plea bargaining or victim leniency etc. He's a lawyer, he knows what to do). The years she'll be in, he'll be able to "deal with" the things that get in the way, making sure that by the time she's out, she'll be a broken shell of her former self, no one waiting for her, no desire for independence. Of course that's just an extreme scenario. Anything could be part of his plans. He could also just make her hurt him and blackmail her with the evidence, since going to prison would be a death sentence for her(since she wants to take care of her brother) and little by little erode her sense of self and ability for independence. He'll do whatever is in his hands to ensure any attachment to her is severed so anything is possible. And what's for sure, is that pushing her do something that doesn't align with her moral standards, will give him a leverage. (and of course, plans can be nothing but plans. He underestimates her, because he can currently see through her. However, overconfidence may end up being his undoing. He may think he has her all figured out, but his perception can only do so much)
Either way, those are nothing but assumptions. Who knows, the author may give us a plot twist by breaking his pattern and making us see something completely unexplored about his sociopathology in the story. I hope not, because i really like non "romanticised", brutal characters like him. His objectification of her is very interesting to me and something i haven't seen much. He's a psychopath unable to feel actual love and attachment or emotional empathy. If the author indeed ends up breaking his pattern, i hope it is done in a realistic way.
It's extremely infuriating that he can't be satisfied until she loses everything. It's the same pattern with the other "objects". He isn't satisfied until he eliminates any attachment to them, despite the fact that he has countless means other than murder to get them.
(this may be because he views attachments, even if they won't necessarily be a direct opposition to him owning the said objects, as threats, as obstacles to the complete ownership he wants to achieve)
As i see it, for now, since the masks have fallen and she knows what he is, he'll probably attempt to gashlight her into believing she's a bad person, because he knows how badly it affects her. He'll try to make her think that she's just as bad as a murderer like him and hold the reigns of her guilt as he pushes her to lose it.
He's trying very hard to push her into committing something irreparable. I don't think it's beyond him to even push her to hurt him (not kill him of course, he believes he's in control of her rage), since it'll make his manipulation more effective. This can lead to various scenarios based on what he may be planning.
Perhaps through hurting him, he'll make her end up in prison for attempted murder (he'll probably try to manipulate the sentence in a way that'll only land her a few years like plea bargaining or victim leniency etc. He's a lawyer, he knows what to do). The years she'll be in, he'll be able to "deal with" the things that get in the way, making sure that by the time she's out, she'll be a broken shell of her former self, no one waiting for her, no desire for independence. Of course that's just an extreme scenario. Anything could be part of his plans.
He could also just make her hurt him and blackmail her with the evidence, since going to prison would be a death sentence for her(since she wants to take care of her brother) and little by little erode her sense of self and ability for independence. He'll do whatever is in his hands to ensure any attachment to her is severed so anything is possible. And what's for sure, is that pushing her do something that doesn't align with her moral standards, will give him a leverage.
(and of course, plans can be nothing but plans. He underestimates her, because he can currently see through her. However, overconfidence may end up being his undoing. He may think he has her all figured out, but his perception can only do so much)
Either way, those are nothing but assumptions. Who knows, the author may give us a plot twist by breaking his pattern and making us see something completely unexplored about his sociopathology in the story. I hope not, because i really like non "romanticised", brutal characters like him. His objectification of her is very interesting to me and something i haven't seen much. He's a psychopath unable to feel actual love and attachment or emotional empathy. If the author indeed ends up breaking his pattern, i hope it is done in a realistic way.