why the hell did he burn the divorce papers. that was a pretty selfish move? also for a story that's allegedly about hikaru and hana's relationship, it felt a lot more like a story about harutaka and how we should feel bad for him. i honestly don't. hikaru is a mess but at least she has the decency to attempt divorce, but this guy refuses to let her go. it's kind of creepy! overall really disappointing manga, way too much focus on the man and how sad he is.
I wouldn't call anything Hikaru did decency. And you call him selfish, but what she did isn't selfish? That's crazy work.
There are plenty of reasons for him not to sign the divorce, such as settlement money for divorce because of adultery, though he doesn't seem the type to ask for that. There are also legal benefits for both of them if they stay married. She's not going to be able to marry Hana legally so she'll have more insurance benefits and she can inherit anything he leaves her when he dies.
what she did IS selfish, but what he did was scummy and possessive. im saying that they're both awful people, and i have zero sympathy for him.
also "can't marry her legally" may not be the case for much longer, fwiw. so he's effectively tying hikaru to himself indefinitely. whether there are benefits or not, she clearly left him, and he should respect that. big ew.