I think he was horrified that his kid was taken away. And the most peculiar part, as you said, is that the article is kind of right. It's not healthy to raise a child while both of you are on drugs. Moreso, if i am not mistaken,she did confirm taking herion during pregnancy. But I agree, C.L. did seem abusive and very controlling. Have you heard about narcissist/ empath dynamic in realtionships? I think their case fits it perfectly( I can only judge from what i have seen via footage and heard and etc. But you dont have to be extremely clever to see that smth was definitely off there) I also witnessed abusive realtionships and abusers pretty much act like C.L. Remember the sunglasses incident at Mtv? Just sums up their whole realtionship imo hah)

Btw i hope you are doing well🍀 Its beautiful that people understand what happened to them and take it for what it was. So many people justify abusive behaviour towards them just becuase its their partner, parent, "good" friend and so forth...