I'm not justifying how Claude treated Athy in her first life, what he did was still cruel. But I also understand why he did it (him using black magic to forget his wife) Imagine being in his place - your wife is dying from a risky pregnancy and you have to choose between saving your child or saving the love of your life. He chose his wife — the woman who made him feel that he deserved to be loved, who made him feel happy for the first time after so many betrayals. That's the woman he chose to live with for the rest of his life, so when she died, a part of him died too. Honestly, if your husband chose to save your unborn child and let you die, you'd be mad too. At least that's how I see it.
I'm not justifying how Claude treated Athy in her first life, what he did was still cruel. But I also understand why he did it (him using black magic to forget his wife) Imagine being in his place - your wife is dying from a risky pregnancy and you have to choose between saving your child or saving the love of your life. He chose his wife — the woman who made him feel that he deserved to be loved, who made him feel happy for the first time after so many betrayals. That's the woman he chose to live with for the rest of his life, so when she died, a part of him died too. Honestly, if your husband chose to save your unborn child and let you die, you'd be mad too. At least that's how I see it.