Did he ever say I love you?!?!?! Did I miss it!!

I was rereading this manga and I think he whispered "I like you" in his ear, but they didn't even write it in the dialogue balloons. I presume he did, because haruna asked him to say it and then asked him to say it again.

http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/shizuku_hanabira_ringo_no_kaori/mh/v01/c009/13/

Next page :)

http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/shizuku_hanabira_ringo_no_kaori/mh/v02/c011/15/

And here :)