I honestly believe that Eric is the gold digger in his relationship with Leida. I think he has turned on his daughter to keep Leida happy because he wants to have a doctor wife and live a nice life off of his wife's doctor income. Neither are in love with each other. Both provide a benefit for each other. She gets to move to America and get paid more money to be a doctor and he gets to benefit off of his wife's pay. He knows that once she starts working and getting paid a good doctor's salary, she will want to live lavishly and he will too. That's why he kept talking about how rich her family was. He was definitely impressed by their lifestyle. His daughter has exposed him for the bum that he is by living in his car to not have to pay bills. Then when he does get a place, it's to live with his daughter and split the bills 50/50. He has no real intention of supporting Leida and her son. He's waiting patiently for her money to kick in so he can live nice.