The fact that some people find Hill annoying just shows the lack of empathy. Imagine having to bear a kid you didn't even know you had with a man who meant to hurt you in order to save himself. Yet Hill was nothing but kind to Crispin despite the unwanted marking. His will to be free had been within him since his childhood and it's just selfish to expect him to be a good parent when the pregnancy wasn't even wanted.
The only reason I read this was to finally be able to see Geom be happy. I'm so glad he's with Wooyeon. Hate that Rieder didn't rot in jail or whatever after what he did. This is indeed a very very hard read and I cried all throughout the story but damn is it worth it. Love Geom and Wooyeon, they deserve the best.