Ever since her mother had died and then Evan had died because of her, everything had become bad. His father's lack of approval cornered Michael into a point of despair, so much so that he began to see his honorary aunt in a different light when she treated him with the slightest affection... he felt that he was in love with her, even if she were married. and I would have seen him grow.

That's why he felt deeply happy every time he went to Emily's house. It was wrong, of course, and he himself didn't understand if it was real or just a response to an attempt to relieve himself.