When The Sky Falls のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

Ava slipped quietly into her father’s home office, easing the door shut behind her to avoid making even the slightest sound. The room smelled of cologne, polished wood, and old paper. She moved cautiously, opening drawers slowly so they wouldn’t creak, scanning through files and documents with steady hands, though her heart was pounding.She wasn’t even sure exactly what she was looking for. Hopefully, evidence, answers, something that would explain why Zayden’s life had suddenly begun spiraling again. But every file she flipped through seemed irrelevant.Until one wasn’t.Her eyes froze on a sheet of data spread across the desk. The company’s financial statements. Her father’s company, the Walker legacy.And it was bleeding out.Loss of clients. Failed negotiations. Loans declined. An overdrawn bank balance.If nothing changed within three months, the company would collapse.Ava felt her stomach drop. How long had this been happening? And what was her father doing to stop it? How far

The first rays of morning light slipped quietly through the thin curtains of Trudy’s room, painting faint gold lines across the floor. Her eyes fluttered open, swollen from the night before. The silence in the house felt heavier than usual. For a moment, she wondered if it had all been a dream. Zayden showing up, the argument, the tears. But then she turned her head and saw it.A folded piece of paper rested gently on her lampstand, the edges slightly creased as if it had been held for too long before being left behind. Her name was scrawled across the front in Zayden’s handwriting familiar, rushed, almost trembling.Her heart began to race before she even opened it.Slowly, she unfolded the note, the paper soft and warm from where it had sat beneath the lamp’s light. The ink was smudged in places maybe from his hands, maybe from tears."I know I hurt you in ways I couldn’t imagine, and I am truly sorry. That was never my intention, I never wanted this for us. I loved you, I love you,

Zayden had been in a coma for days. Though his vitals remained stable, the atmosphere in the hospital room never eased. Machines hummed steadily beside him, the soft beeping of the heart monitor offering the only reassurance anyone had left. Ava checked in every hour. Trudy rarely left, she sat beside his bed, her fingers trembling as they curled around his hand. Her eyes were red, exhaustion and fear weighing heavily on her. “Please wake up,” she whispered, voice cracking. “I am sorry… I should have listened to you. You wouldn’t have left and this wouldn’t have happened.” Her chest tightened painfully. “I’m sorry, please come back to me. We can start afresh. Anything you want, I will do it… just please wake up.” But Zayden remained unresponsive, his face peaceful in a way that only made her ache more. ********* Back at the Walker home, tension sat thick in the air. Mr. Walker paced his office, running a hand through his hair repeatedly. Files, documents, and financial stat

“Mum, could you pass me the sugar?” Lia asked gently. Stacey didn’t respond. She stared blankly at the dinning table, spoon frozen halfway to her tea. It was unusual, Stacey was never this disconnected. Lia’s brows furrowed in concern. “…Mum?” She reached out and lightly touched her mother’s hand. "...Is everything okay?" Stacey jolted slightly, like she had been pulled out of deep water. “Umm...yes, yes. Everything is fine,” she said quickly, too quickly. “You sure?” Lia asked, already grabbing the sugar herself but watching her mother closely. “Yes,” Stacey insisted with a forced smile. “Just the wedding stress, I guess. But I’ll be fine.” “Alright then…” Lia took a sip of her tea, still unconvinced but choosing not to push. “You should hurry up with your breakfast before you’re late,” Stacey added, regaining some composure. “Trudy will be here any minute.” As if on cue, a car horn honked outside. “Speak of the devil,” Lia laughed, grabbing her bag. “Have a great day at

The next morning, the moment Lia stepped into school, she didn’t hesitate, not even for a breath. She spotted Tyler at his locker and marched straight toward him, anger burning in every step. Before he even noticed her approach, she shoved his locker door shut with a loud metallic bang.“Stalking my mum! You really got some balls, Tyler,” she snapped, her voice sharp and shaking with fury.“What!?” Tyler jerked back, startled by both the sound and her tone.“Don’t look at me like you don’t know what I’m talking about,” Lia hissed, taking a step closer.Tyler blinked, confusion clear on his face. “I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about.”“You’ve been sending her messages,” Lia whispered harshly, mindful of people walking by. “Trying to convince her not to marry Adrian.”“I swear, you’ve got the wrong person.” Tyler held his hands up slightly, baffled. “Stalking your mum? That’s a bit extreme, don’t you think?”“You should know,” Lia shot back bitterly.“Look, Lia…” Tyler softe