1.Olivia left because of the hollis situation; she could not stay in the white house knowing that everything is just a lie; that she was apart of something that was bad ..Olivia is not a bad person; she left because she thought she could run away from the situation ... 2. she also left because of Fitz ... not because she wanted to let him go but because she saw Mellie; i believe she put herself in Mellies shoes.. but you cant help who you fall in love with? Right?

Co-sign!!! I can’t even add onto what you said because I think you’re right. In fact I’ll let Olivia’s professional fixer philosophy break it down on how Olivia sees EVERYTHING:

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