Not sure what the author or artist intends with how they are depicting ML's version of love. As if it's perverse, minipulative or controling. Even tho thats how it looks, the actions really don't match. At no time has ML hurt the MC or really even controlled him. They made a deal in order to solve MC's secret, ML sacrificed his original plans (although he did have to think about his options before doing so) to become president (still ended up as president). When everything was leaked, ended up protecting MC again. Wants to provide a safe place for MC to stay and work so that he doesn't have to worry about anything again. ML is total Green Flag, with constant resting B**ch face in my opinion. Not everyone blushes or shows emotion on their face. ML isn't trying to control every aspect of the MC, even when he is saying it's all to control him. He just lying to him self to keep control of himself. Just my opinion.
Comment by jermdaworm on A Trace of the Wonder - Chapter 89
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@jermdaworm Agree. I think ML's need to be able to control things comes from his childhood trauma. Imagine you think you'll have father and loving new family, but you get stepbrother, who hates you till the point of trying to kill you, a bunch of "relatives" who also hate and abuse you and weak a** dad, who can't protect you 😓 ML obviously had feelings for MC, but he didn't want to unknowledge them and thought his desire to control MC is just so he could use him. But deep inside he thought that if MC had feelings for him, he would let go of the past and chose to be with him, instead of killing himself.