Do the makers want to take a khkt turn? Hurt the FL till she has had enough and make the ML do something horrible to her, hiding his true intentions of sparing her something (forced to do something). A few months leap...
FL is bitter, angry and all thoughts of love has been snuffed out? Then ML, FL collide. Ugly fights and both suffering silently? Till actual villain is revealed and ML, FL join hands.. defeat villain and then suddenly everything is hunky dory? All issues, pain, heartbreak, apologies, insecurities brushed under the carpet?
Happy Ending?
Wow!
Crazy world we live in...