Azief was never a perfect man. That was something he believe about himself. He is broken and he deserve broken things.
When he saw Sofia, he recognizes a girl that is the same ilk as him. Broken and damaged.
But the more he got to know her, the more he sees that this woman that she thought were broken is nothing like him
She is damaged and broken yet she keeps putting herself back up together. There is something enchanting about such strength that could not be quantify.
He admires that strength and he wishes that the him of the past also had that kind of strength. She was something he is not.
And then there is Katarina.
That woman is much more than just a pretty face. She has never seen a woman that strong before in his life.
She faced life valiantly even when life keep throwing thing at her.