@Aretheus It's still pretty early on in the story, so at this point I'm operating under the assumption that as the story progresses and we get more chapters we'll get to see
A. character development on his end and
B. backstory at some point on how he started liking her
Also, his presence at the moment adds some tension in the plot, an obstacle for the MC to deal with, so I'd say even as he is now he still has value to the story.