Yeah, reminds me of another discussion I read. Some people were saying that if a girl rejected a guy once, he should not “continue trying” because it's disrespecting her boundaries.
Are they seriously trying to give the MC a redemption arc? Shouldn't that start with her feeling more remorse for the things she did? I don't like how she's conveniently not thinking about the worst she's done.
It feels a bit weird that she pieced it together since almost no one calls their mother by her first name. Might be more reasonable to conclude he was just at the scene of her death and the sight traumatized him