i reread the manhwa and it’s very clear that he has never reserved any sort of love since he was younger not even from his mom and the fact that his mom literally told her only son that “i have never ever been proud of you” is just sad. she doesn’t even treat him like one and favors the other kids over him. he wants roxan to need him so bad that he’ll do terrible things just for that to happen after the ml escaped you can he how he mad that roxan favored him enough to let him go and choose him over him, or the relief /joy in his face when he thought she needed him before she crushed it
i reread the manhwa and it’s very clear that he has never reserved any sort of love since he was younger not even from his mom and the fact that his mom literally told her only son that “i have never ever been proud of you” is just sad. she doesn’t even treat him like one and favors the other kids over him. he wants roxan to need him so bad that he’ll do terrible things just for that to happen after the ml escaped you can he how he mad that roxan favored him enough to let him go and choose him over him, or the relief /joy in his face when he thought she needed him before she crushed it