You guys didn't get it.
Ijekiel just cleared something to Jeannete. He didn't outright reject her. Read it again folks. Jeannete thought that Ijekiel is fond of Athy, just as she like the Princess. And Ijekiel just cleared that up that "The feelings I have for the princess are a little different compared to you." Cuz Jeannete thought that Ijekiel also sees Athy as a close friend like her. But Ijekiel just cleared the fact that for him, that he doesn't see the Princess the way Jeannete does. Gosh, read it again guys. Stop hating on him. He just said that the princess is the most important person to him, that's just saying that he doesn't see Athy like a sister that Jeannete sees. But because Ijekiel likes Athy romantically.
Ijekiel didn't say "Jeannete, I don't like you." He just said that Athy is the most important to him. He didn't degrade Jeannete. He loves Jeannete as a sister.
Think of it as this, we value people close to us right? But there is always a special someone in our lives that we value more. But that doesn't mean we degrade the value of others.
The way Ijekiel said that is not a rejection to Jeannete. The whole point of his convo was just to clear up the misunderstanding.