The father married the empress and knew an heir would come sooner or later, I’m not denying the fact that he was sa’ed but saying he never wanted to be a father is no reason for neglecting his the child that came of the marriage he consented to. He wanted all the advantages that came with an alliance with house herace and none of the responsibilities.
He did not consent to having that child and he was forced to marry her. He knew it was coming, but he never really wanted to be with her or even have a child with her. Why would he want to take pardon, raising a rape, a baby that he was forced to have? There is some people Who can and there’s others that can’t move past that since well it’s a rape child that you didn’t want
* why would he want to take part in raising a rape baby that he was forced to have?
It was explained earlier in the story that he wasn’t forced into marrying the empress and he took advantage of her family’s influence
Father is in denial himself and can't accept he has a kid he didn't want. That's just the summary. Not everyone can act responsibly after going through SA from an evil empress.
A lot of you are saying that he failed as a father but he never wanted to be one in the first place Etienne was a product of RAPE. Of course the dad doesn’t want anything to do with him, which is sadly very common with rape victims that are forced to have children, they tend to resent those children and not care for them especially if they look like their abuser. So I don’t really blame the father for not caring for his son and ignoring the abuse he was going through which I don’t justified but I can see why. Some of you don’t know how it feels to be forced to carry or to have a rape baby.