Was it really all a lie?
It was devastating to think that after all this time that Ellie had just been duped by him. His regard to her had always been steadfast and oriented to the details of what she enjoyed. Maybe she had been so charmed with his perfect manners and soft shy personality. She had always read CEO based romantic novels and maybe even to her better judgement she had favored the idea over the actual person. Ellie too, was not of the same social standing. She had not gone to an exclusive New York prep school or even finished college. He was both extremely well-educated and a real society man. Although she sometimes looked up to that class, none of her relationships had really ever been important enough to be printed anywhere important. The breakup reasons she had often read were just jibberish to her.
Please stay safe everyone. Remember to wash your hands and not touch your face while in public. The pandemic like all things will eventually pass.