Guys, who read the novel? I don't mind spoiler, please tell me does he really love her? ...

I wanna know to

I’m reading it rn and am not quite sure myself tbh. I feel like he is infatuated with her but struggles to understand what love is and how to reciprocate it. Here’s a link someone else commented a while back to where you can read it. I’ve been reading from this link more recently https://tangerinearchive.com/series/in-the-doghouse/