For several weeks, Chantal obeyed Salah’s every instruction. She even chose the hijab for herself. She deleted hundreds of videos, based off what he said wasn’t gonna fly with Kuwaiti authorities (on the very rare chance they checked). She went to bed when he deemed her sleepy. She said she loved him, bought a ticket to Kuwait, promised him a thriving couples channel, internet fame and several thousand USD.
Best of all, she swore she was going to bring him to Canada,
Salah didn’t even tell his friends and family that she was coming, until she was practically there. While some might attribute that to her foul reputation and looks, he didn’t have to show her picture. But the truth is, he had no idea if she was actually going to show up.
But she did! She kept her word and appeared in Kuwait, larger than he’d ever dreamed but complete with, what, 4-5k thousand dollars, the couples channel, the new phone, the clothes. She came through, and she’s handed over her money to him just like she’d claimed.
And I suspect that’s why he’s sticking by her, despite his life’s destruction in her wake. He bet it all on Foodie fucking Beauty, and he’s hoping she comes through one more time - after all, she loves him.