Kerry isn’t motivated by money, since he married it. However, he is a vainglorious fool, and in love with his self image.
Yes to all your wrote (and btw “vainglorious fool’ is SOOO befitting him!!) Although I argued he married money for just that same reason and now that he has that he can focus all the his vanity and narcissism craving with more precision.
Boy my last post to you was a tad messy on the clarity (sometimes I post before reading—always live to regret it!!lol.) But I know you got the overall meaning.