While I generally am not of the opinion that things have to be strictly black and white; or that gray or conflicting emotions not allowed.
It just feels inconsistent here.
While Hikaru has the justified reaction of getting angry and lashing out at Hana for throwing her wedding ring, we get a whole chapter or more worth of exposition of her struggling with her guilt of hitting someone, realizing she does love and cherish Harutaka and accepting that Hana is not for her.
But she suddenly throws everything out when Hana does the most questionable backhanded apology(?). Suddenly, her realizing that Hana is not a good influence is Thanos snapped.
Her feelings for Haru are trivialized in a heartbeat. Suddenly she's back to her 1000% smitten self as if her doubts regarding Hana never happened. And she only feels dramatic guilt for hitting Hana, but her guilt for basically completing estranging her friends and family only lasts for as long as she's crossing a street.
[Maybe her departure took place over a period, but the chapter makes it feel like, she met Hana, saw her smile and left with her ASAP while writing a letter]
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