To be really honest I can understand in a way why
has never bonded with Abbie. She was the child she had to keep her marriage together after Asa came back and look how things turned out. She now faces a lifetime with Abbie who is severely IDD and is no longer a child and getting less cute by the day. This is not how she imagined her perfect marriage to be.
I would not be surprised if not too far in the future she takes off on her own. She has never really had the young persons lifestyle of partying and I think that’s why she performs the way she does now, trying to have what she never had. If her business takes off and she makes good money I can see it happening.
I already see the change in attitude towards Asa, he is no longer top dog, she is now bringing home the bacon ( ha ha )
And she is no longer depending on him for money. She has a different attitude about her and something has shifted in their relationship and Asa knows it.
Watch and wait