Darling Amru! This was worth reading! And i absolutely agree with you! This is one pivotal future conflict between them as well...
To make things easier for his loved ones, to keep them protected and happy, that's SSO's care: he makes the people he loves feel important.
And unlike a grand gesture or a proof, this is a continuous process of loving, of cherishing!
And for anika to understand and accept it, it'll take time because this is precisely what she's not used to. And that makes it even more beautiful to watch