I get the distinct feeling that Desir and Romantica were an item in his past life. So now ...

I get the distinct feeling that Desir and Romantica were an item in his past life. So now that he's also getting Adjest's attention it's probably throwing him off since she probably wasn't like that towards him before, and it also explains his reaction every time Romantica shows jealousy. It screams "I AM LOYAL" with every move and face