I am always the first person to yell "F Talk to each other", but here I truly don't care for it, since all the information we have received is that the husband is a p.o.s and the wife just wants to get away and live her life in peace. People mention the novel, but the comic should do a good job on its own to portray his side, but it doesn't yet, hence don't give a rats ass about him.
And yes, the butler is a f asshole, trying to get good points for saying "just call for help, I was just outside the door", when you refused to listen to her and shut it in the first place.