What did Ken mean by that?

Was he talking about giving up on Ada?

I stood at the doorway, watching him closely. His face was pale, his jaw clenched tight. His hands were balled into fists, trembling slightly.

"Ken, don't you understand what I'm saying? Leave. Get out!"

The middle-aged woman who had been trying to push him away suddenly snapped, her voice rising to a hysterical scream.

She shoved him, causing him to ...