Like there are literal scenes where he says "I don't understand anything but money cuz I was poor and didn't receive a lot of love due to my race" and she will argue like "how dare you not understand love! You are heartless!" And I just died a little inside. I don't think she's selfish for wanting to break up with him, but I do think she is selfish for expecting him to read her mind. She constantly acknowledges that they're different but refuses to actually bridge the gap even when he is actively trying. She would rather assume he hates her than actually do anything for herself. She would rather die than actually talk to him about her problems. She will hear this man say "I already lost money with you but I'm fine if I have you" and still think he doesn't love her and only cares about the money.
And he is no better. I understand that his love language isn't touching, but at some point, he should have realized hers is. He is so up his own ego that he would actively ignore his bleeding and shaking wife. He treats her like a doll or a prize and only gives her attention after actively seeing her suffer and hiding major information from her for no reason other than the plot. For what reason would he actively withhold the fact that he can't have kids with her and why is adoption just not a thing? He was adopted. She just wanted to be a mother.
This is a book that fails not because the idea isn't interesting or the leads aren't hot, but because the characters within it are too dumb to live.
