
Glad Jaekyung's a consistent asshole and didnt do a complete 180 out of nowhere. The change is gradual, even though he's still mostly a jerk, it feels more natural. Nice to see things from his perspective too. He's a dumb meathead, and not a very complicated character, which makes him very predictable. Not saying that's a bad thing though.

I want to get angry with these tender flashbacks with Mincheol, but I think they're necessary to show that he consciously made the the decision to hurt, and to continue hurting Haesoo. It's a reminder to the reader that he's a narcissist who gets off on the idea of perpetually hurting and making Haesoo cry and long for him.
The story pulsates in emotional realism and the way each image is presented is purposeful. I love Na Haesoo in this chapter so much. I think her last few panels convey a person that was deeply hurt, and her reaction and self resolution at the end speaks for a lot of people who have gone through the same hurt and betrayal by someone they deeply loved.
I think the hate some people feel about the story is due to the fact that it started out it really good. You gradually start to sympathize for the MC and the ML is very likeable. I think what left a bad taste in people's mouths is the fact that the ML is a good person and what the MC did to him was completely undeserved. It would have been easier to accept what the MC did if the ML was an asshole.
It can be argued that the MC had a lot of trauma and mental illness, but the consequences of those things, unfortunately, got directed at someone undeserving of the treatment.