He’s a man who’s all about power. He only holds his power because he’s married to the lady. He holds her in his power by controlling EVERYTHING about her life, to the point that the maids dont even respect her. He holds power over her with sex even.
If he divorced her, he’d literally lose all of the power he got when he married her. Do you really think he’d give her what she wanted?
It does not matter he should divorce her anyway and gain power with his own merits. He won't because he is a selfish idiot but if he was smart that is what he should do.
She already asked for a divorce and she is, cheating also so he should just say screw his reputation and divorce her. He, should not be a sucker and marry the hooker though.