He Was Heartbroken
Chase had been thinking of taking Hailey to the altar and committing to her. Her soul was unlike anything he had ever encountered before.
His fascination with her mind grew over time after he became infatuated with her. His love for her had grown irreversibly by the time he retired from his career, and could no longer wait to give her everything she had ever wanted.
When she ended things with him, you can imagine his pain.