Ruby's POV
Suicide?
The word hit me like a physical blow. My mind reeled, struggling to process what I'd just heard.
Michael? Taking his own life?
Impossible. Absolutely fucking impossible.
That man was too stubborn, too proud, too damn arrogant to ever give up like that. He'd claw his way through hell before admitting defeat.
A piercing wail shattered my thoughts. Bonnie crumpled to the floor, tears cascading down her face in perfectly timed streams.
"No, no, no... Michael, why would you do something so foolish? You were innocent!" she sobbed, her voice breaking with what looked like genuine anguish.
I stared at her, my stomach churning with disgust. Every tear looked rehearsed. Every sob felt calculated. She was putting on a goddamn performance, and everyone was buying it.
"How did this happen?" Elias's voice boomed through the hall like thunder. "I gave explicit orders to watch him. He should never have been left alone for even a second."
