I really dislike men and ml like him who think they show their affection if they are possessive, overprotective and treat her like a dumb little child all while on the outside admiring her skills, smarts whatever
she is not only a grown up woman from whom he know first hand how strong and smart she is, their relationship is also somewhat between loose acquaintances and business partners
also the one panel where he takes her right hand with his right hand - that will not function lol (not sure if draw mistake or purposely drawn to show his idiocy)