Why

Chapter 129- Why?

Tyler's POV

I stared at Mom, my fork frozen halfway to my mouth, my appetite vanishing in an instant. The food on my plate might as well have been rocks because there was no way I could swallow a single bite after what she just said.

"Tell me you're joking, Mom," I said, my voice barely above a whisper, but she didn't laugh, didn't crack a smile, didn't even say anything to reassure me. She just kept eating, like she hadn't just shattered everything I thought we had planned.

She was serious. She was actually serious.

I swallowed hard, my chest tightening as I searched her face for any sign of a joke, a prank, something—anything—but all I saw was quiet determination. No hesitation. No doubt.