After Villefort is driven mad, Monte Cristo changes his plan and decides to pardon Danglars. this leads to a conundrum: if the count is carrying out God's will, as he claims, are we to believe that his change of heart was always a part of the plan? or is

In my opinion, Monte Cristo exacts his revenge on Danglars by destryong his fortune. Danglars believed he had everything.... and he ends up with nothing. We can infer that Cristo believed that in ruining Danglars, he'd done God's will. On the other hand, we might see his belief that he is the "hand" of God as simply an excuse to exact his revenge.