REALLL. I think his actions in the beginning are true (about him not really that interested to FL) and also not a facade he put up just to get her. So, It was shocking that he kept track of our FL and counted the days they were apart, and even went as creepy as having her picture taken without knowledge, all this during their time apart. I think the author just did a poor job portraying our ML and just mixed everything together of what sounds and looks like "toxic" right in the pot.

I just don't get the sudden obsession? Maybe it really was his thinking about "She's different. No one had the audacity to approach me and act like that before. She doesn't need money, she has a family, she's secure. To be able to control her, i need to find (or create) a weakness." And that's it. It's not even strong enough to convince me that's the reason why he's so obsessed and went out of his way just to have her. It's a contradiction to his behavior and attitude to the FL from the first chapters. Like, why "her"? was is truly just because she was asking for your body and your usual way of settling a problem didn't work?