That literally never happens, Ilic never tells him "I love you" or anything close to it, absolutely zero.
It hurts
Even though Sayan treated Illic better (excluding the sexual activity) later, but Illic still felt like trapped and always wanted to be free. So, yeah it's bittersweet ending. Because Illic never loved Sayan, it's only dependency and Sayan would never got Illic's heart despite trying so hard to please Illic.
Yeah. I compeletly get illic
It such a shame that I can't get over a realistic ending and whished for a fairy one
Can some one how read the novel tell me wether the ilic's thought in last episode were mentioned in the novel too or not?
Because they made me feel better
And to continue ilic's thought:
(( who would have loved you like this in this life time?))