If the whole thing was orchestrated by a mastermind, then I should be angry at the mastermind. I suppose because the mastermind hasn’t been directly shown, the target of my ire automatically shifts to the “tool” used to implement the scheme.
But I still hope he isn’t the ML. If he remembers everything and has even a shred of a conscience left, he will stay far, far away from MC in the future. How can you remember putting someone through physical and emotional abuse (and literally fucking killing them in some timelines) and expect to stay with them. Even if mind-control is involved, the toxic relationship between them has hurt MC deeply and made her depressed and suicidal. I can’t imagine how he could possibly redeem himself. If the end of this novel is him breaking free and declaring he’s in love with MC all along I will lose my shit. Even a lifetime isn’t enough to fix all the damage.