Anyway

Have you read the novel? I think you did not. Read all the If You Can Series before you say that because Ashley is way better than Pittman’s and Hayden’s father.

You don’t know Ashley’s trauma and despite that he still managed to raise all those 6 unhinged children of him. He even entered politics even though there’s no need for him to just to keep his whole broad of unhinged children out of trouble because it will make Koi sad.

i really don't gaf abt his backstory nor trauma nor am i interested in him as a character, I've read grayson's novel and he's a decent but still shitty neglectful father who only gaf if his cuz of his partner

Oh really? Then you might as well read Ashley’s father because that man is the root of Ashley’s trauma that still haunts him and his way how he raised all his 6 children? Why he hated his face so much that 5 of his children had taken and only give special treatment to Bliss who amongst 6 the only one took after Koi. Do you think how much hate Ashley have for his father to the point he also hated how he looks like because both Dominic and Ashley look alike.

If Ashley truly neglected all his children then he shouldn’t have went as far as organizing centralized security system and planted chips to all of his 6 children. He wouldn’t have went as far as entering the politics after he handed the family’s business to his eldest son Nathaniel. He could have just done what his father did after Dominic handed the business to him. (Oh wait, you only read Greyson’s novel so what do you know right?) After Dominic handed the business to him, he retired and kept his focus to Juliet. Ashley could have done that, after all he’s that possessive and obsessive of Koi, he has a lot of money that could last even after he and Koi dies so why enter the politics right? Ashley only entered the Politics for his children. All 6 of his children has little to no emotions. The only one amongst 6 who can somehow understand a little about emotions are Chase and Bliss but the other 4 don’t. He entered politics to gain power and connections to get his children out of trouble because like he said he only wants 2 things from them; to not kill and not get killed. Nathaniel killed someone in his novel (ooopppsss you don’t know it cause again you only read Greyson’s novel) how did you think Nathanuel was able to get out and still practice law? He’s a lawyer who killed someone and yet he managed to get out of jail and still practice law. When Chrissy asked Nathaniel how he got out he said by pressuring people in the politics. Larien is in FBI wanted list for love scamming, why do you think they can’t catch Larien?

Ashley is not perfect and he his brain has been damaged (my bad you also didn’t know this because you only read Greyson’s novel and not Ashley) well he intentionally harm himself when he and Koi broke up and it resulted to a brain damaged specifically his limbic system which regulates emotions. Ashley was not like that but after that he can’t feel any emotions to other people. He can only feel emotions to Koi. You get it? So it is important to read all the novels so you won’t make fool of yourself.