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Albert isn't a bad person, but during the their fight with Demon king, he was aware of what was happening to Rei, he knew he was sacrificing Rei, but nevertheless choose to prioritize his revenge knowing he and everyone would end up ruining Rei.
At the end of the day, he could only afford to care for Rei after his revenge was settled, Rei wasn't his priority and Rei wasn't important enough to him at that time, not as important as revenge at least. But who could blame him? I mean, most in his shoes would choose revenge, even if it means breaking someone innocent in the process, but I still hate his guts for trying to make amends for it. If he choose to be ruthless with his revenge despite knowing the consequences of breaking someone else, he should have just been ruthless till the end. Half-baked guilt is always the cheapest, knowing he would have still chosen to do the same thing if he had to go through it again.
Nathaniel's better off being divorced, free from politics and his family. In the first place, neither Nathaniel nor Allen had feelings for each other. Allen was using Nathaniel to get an heir, and Nathaniel used Allen to buy off his family's affection. It wasn't a healthy marriage, neither of them had attachments to each other beyond their goals.
Nathaniel was just forced to marry Allen because of his family, once he was branded defective, they abandoned him. Why should Nathaniel stay married with someone he was paired off for political purpose, even without Chris, I think getting divorce with Allen would have been the best choice for him. Chris being there makes the divorce easier, since he doesn't have to continue his part in their marriage. Allen wasn't a good husband anyways, so Nathaniel doesn't have to go around desperate for him.