it is much better that Patrick changes his mind out of 'love', out of remorse, than out of fear of what a lawyer tells him.
then fear is strange, there are those who give in and there are those who become even crazier
I completely agree with you and I also believe that this will happen. Why?
Patrick has become so stubborn because he absolutely and uncompromisingly wants to realize the wishes that his wife Helen has for their children. That's why I think and hope that Helen will find out about the whole situation, because she can change Patrick's mind. Think about it, when Helen says to Patrick that these are all her wishes, but her greatest wish of all is for Maya and Derek to be happy. Maya and Derek are not happy with the family situation, especially with Patrick. That could make Patrick rethink things.
By the way, I thought of something else. In EP10, Elena comes to Josy and the MC. She said to the MC that she just heard two women. But who did Elena hear it from? I think so Elena heard it from Arieth, she comes from Arieth's direction after all. But how does Arieth know? At the DIK memorial wall, she may have seen the MC's tail and remembers the threesome video from EP6.