The way this would work on me (as a long time victim of gaslighting and abandonment issues).
MC can go “I’ll leave you if you don’t give me some space for some time” or “I’m hurt because of you, I might just leave one day without you knowing if you continue this”.
OH THANK GOD I kept eyeing this in my list for years & didnt want to pick it up even after it was finished cuz that Khaol douchbag made me so damn angry!
This chapter healed me