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SPOILER: In the novel Dane thought Greyson was abused too, He asked Greyson's father, but Ashley Miller just goes it's "discipline" and it's for the best / there's nothing else he can do. Children do things and accidents as a kid and naturally as a kid Greyson was just curious. Instead of lecturing him that he shouldn't do it (Greyson did something to Koi) and keep him around, he distanced his kids away from Koi. Then gave "discipline"
Everyone just scolds and punishes Greyson, nobody truly taught him to know what's right or wrong. Instead of helping him learn emotions, Ashley made him imitate/copy emotions instead. He didn't even believe Greyson had emotions until he met Dane. Greyson wasn't even taught what emotions are supposed to be. He wasn't even taught what "help/helping" truly is. I didn't like Ashley and Koi as parents. Koi is just there, he's just babying them he's just.. hugging everyone and loves everyone but doesn't even teach them to be better. Ashley on the others hand is all about Koi, Koi this, Koi that. Whatever it is as long as Koi is safe and happy. He doesn't care about anything else. Maybe just a little he does, just a little though. He never backed down on giving money, material things and backing up his children's troubles. But that's just it.
I did hear that he lost his mind during his novel though, I haven't read his yet. I think its abiut the pheromone thing when he doesn't extract them properly. So the Ashley as of current is not the same, if he hadn't lost his mind maybe he would've been a better parent.