**Olivia POV

I could see the regret in his eyes as Ellis shook his head.

I felt my rising hopes fall to the ground and turned my look of disappointment to my plate. I took a deep breath in and let it out.

“Why did you end things with her?” I asked quietly.

“Because… it just felt like the right thing to do,” he told me, and I looked back up into his eyes.

Although the disappointment was there, I knew that it would still take time for him to remember ...