Tyler’s POV:“Why did you do that?” I finally broke the silence that had been suffocating the room.Her gaze drifted toward me, steady but unreadable. She didn’t answer, didn’t even flinch. That somehow made it worse.“Did you really… commit suicide because of me?” I asked, the words coming out slower than I intended, heavier too.It had been clawing at my mind ever since we found out. That thought, no matter how irrational, refused to leave me alone.Her brows pulled together immediately, confusion flashing across her face, followed quickly by disbelief.“Why would I commit suicide because of you?” she shot back.The tone of her voice, sharp, almost offended, knocked the air out of me. I opened my mouth to respond, but nothing came out. Nothing that made sense, anyway.“The marriage thing… and everything that followed,” Nicholas stepped in, his voice quieter but firm, like he was trying to bridge the gap I’d just failed to cross.She turned to him, then glanced around at all of us, o
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