I don't know why, but I feel very weird pressure to reply to this snippet first.
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...he doesn't owe her or their marriage a thing...
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In the reality of the sense, you're right. He (Jonathan?) doesn't
need to shield his actions from these two almost-unknowns who entered into his life. They're a random occurrence of people we all encounter throughout our life. They may quickly pass us by.
But, in the overall sense of how we choose to comport ourselves, he is bound by the "social contacts" we all implicitly regulate and use in our daily lives. Some have no written rules, some are just wise street sayings, as illustrated above already, but the point has already been made.
He's doing the wrong thing. Whether or not he seeks to make it right through a dramatic confrontation of sorts, or an explanation of the mistake of crossed boundaries, and subsequent detachment he may need to employ alongside his co-worker until one or the other moves on, I cannot say.
The choice is up to you, not us. Which leads me to this...
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Originally Posted by jnthnlllshprd
I'm asking what you would do, not what I should do, and giving me two choices makes it seem like you don't know what you would do, which is how I feel. I just need to hear from somebody with a similar experience.
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While I do recognize some persons need more of a relatable encounter to aid their own dilemmas, in that it is a revealing cathartic emotions, and perhaps much more, I still find it very shaky.
Since your problem is immediate, I agree with Baraka_Guru's sentiments, along with others, that all you have at this point is two choices. As I see it, after a bit of thinking on your part as well, you can either pursue, or abandon.