Maximus waited that entire night for Sylvia for the whole night, instead of bringing that anger her absence made him dejected. The next morning, he left earlier as she doesn't like to be in the house.
Everything has changed back to the way it was. He became grumpy and this bothering sadness changed his attitude. He doesn't like to go home, so he stayed on the watch tower until midnight and went back home. Even though he knew that she's gone from his life, she wished to change that and obsessed to see her again.
His anticipation grows high whenever someone knocks on the door and he feel so frustrated when she wasn't the one at the door.
He wondered how could there be no feelings in her? It's so hard to find her around, she's skillfully escaped from his eyes with the help of Jian.