Wishful Thinking?

"…"

Davis was speechless as he heard them say Yotan cried in their arms and swore fealty to this family once again despite them saying that wasn't needed.

He was a bit sad.

She was nowhere to be seen and was still probably in seclusion. Otherwise, he would've proposed to her in front of everyone.

"Just bring her to the bed and take her. She wouldn't say no from what I could see…"

"She's just hard-headed… stubborn… I know she loves you as much as any of us here. We even shared the affectionate feelings we had for you when we were still prisoners…"

Mingzhi and Bylai advised him while the latter even exposed Yotan's true feelings to everyone.

Of course, Davis knew she would be happy as her expression was full of smiles when she heard him confess. But it seems like she wants to be worthy of him through her own strength instead of strengthening through his benevolence.