IMHO, Amaury may have had some other long standing substance issues as well, which intensified at the hedonistic, alcohol soaked Dump. I would assume that he also needed a steady monthly income from which to pay child support obligations to the mothers of his children, which may be why he may have agreed to come to the Dump. Stephanie needed eye candy to exploit for videos and someone to replace Ian and be loyal to her as a family member. Transactional relationships to keep the money in the “ family.”
She also benefitted when Tante and Ton Ton retired and started to routinely visit the Dump once Amaury moved to the Dump. After learning of the children, ( pure speculation ) perhaps some of the visits from them to the Dump were the result of bringing the children to visit Amaury for holidays, visitation, etc. The kids were just kept off camera . When they returned to their farmhouse in the UK, they just took the kids back to their respective mothers. The children were revealed within a few months after Chantal and Steven moved to their home in the south of France in the spring of 2024 and sold their home in the UK and the August/ September Dump wedding.
Once he was lured to the Dump with promises of master carpentry work, she turned him into a general maintenance man, furniture mover, had him oversee projects at the Dump, deal with the heating issues, electricity issues, build fires, haul wood, water the gardens, shear the sheep, clean up peacock tit for patron days, put up tents for patron days, put up the gazebo, move dirt and crap with the diggers, maintain the equipment, fix her cars, hang lights, chandeliers, install freezers, dishwashers, fridges, repair ceilings, etc. She then demanded a secret door for the Marquis Suite, and had a list of dozens of “ projects “ that were not carpentry based. He was left to be caretaker of the Dump for several months each year at the Dump while the gruesome twosome traveled nonstop and expected to provide content for CD without compensation other than his salary.
Amaury has aged considerably since he arrived at the Dump.