Gradually, Jamie's life goes from being full of light to suffocated by an intense hunger for his worldly desires. He and Cathy begin to argue every day after he constantly chooses work commitments over his relationship. Ultimately, he finds himself seeking solace in other women around him in his pursuit of happiness in his skyrocketing career and fame, which he admits are “conscious and deliberate mistakes” in the song “Nobody Needs to Know,” where he sings of his broken vows with Cathy due to his multiple extramarital affairs. In the fifth year of their relationship, Jamie abandons Cathy, leaving a note ending their marriage in an empty apartment for her to find. It was implied that he had left her to pursue a new relationship with Alise, one of the many women he had slept with behind Cathy's back. In the final note, he tells Cathy that he had already closed their joint bank account and that he was leaving because he "didn't see a way [both] could win." He was filled with anger and she was filled with hurt, so instead of trying to resolve things, Jamie stopped