He took Matt's money, physically and emotionally abused a vulnerable child, and the moment he realized that Matt was forming an emotional attachment to him, he nope'd right on out of there. He wanted a mini-me warrior, not a son.
So then he doesn't bother with Matt for about 20 years until he decided Matt would be useful again, he comes back and starts in with the same emotionally-abusive bullshit, attacks him, and then exploits the abandoned little boy in Matt by leaving that bracelet behind for Matt to find, so that Matt might want to join in on his little "war" if he thinks Stick still cares about him in some small way.
If that's how Stick cares about Matt, I'd hate to see how he'd express dislike for him.
Re: Does Stick actually care about Matt?
He took Matt's money, physically and emotionally abused a vulnerable child, and the moment he realized that Matt was forming an emotional attachment to him, he nope'd right on out of there. He wanted a mini-me warrior, not a son.
So then he doesn't bother with Matt for about 20 years until he decided Matt would be useful again, he comes back and starts in with the same emotionally-abusive bullshit, attacks him, and then exploits the abandoned little boy in Matt by leaving that bracelet behind for Matt to find, so that Matt might want to join in on his little "war" if he thinks Stick still cares about him in some small way.
If that's how Stick cares about Matt, I'd hate to see how he'd express dislike for him.