Well, just think...if Michael hadn't already known and had a relationship with Kay, to whom would he have turned to start a family once Appolonia had died?
As DC once stated quite wisely...we're not supposed to like Kay. Her presence is one of the many things that makes the story worthwhile.
Apple
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
- THOMAS JEFFERSON
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