All Chapters of Under the Sky, We Break Apart: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

On the way to the conference room, Elvira learned more of the truth. With every new revelation, she gained a clearer understanding of what she had done—and what she had missed.She pushed open the heavy conference room doors.The room was already filled with people.Leo Daly, head of the inspection team, sat at one end of the long table, his expression stern.The moment Andre saw Elvira enter, his eyes immediately lit up. He sprang to his feet as though she were his last shred of hope."Elvira!" He tried to rush toward her. "Tell them these accusations are false! That Lance is framing me!"Andre carried himself with his usual arrogance. He still expected her to step in front of him and protect him, just as she had done countless times before.But Elvira simply walked past him and headed straight to the long table, where she gave Leo a slight nod. "Supreme Commander Skye, please take a seat," Leo said, gesturing to a chair. "The chain of custody for the evidence against Andre h

Melodious music filled the ballroom, and the dancing began.Edith held out her hand to Lance. After a brief hesitation, he took it.The two of them glided toward the center of the dance floor, drawing plenty of curious glances."Edith can actually dance?" someone teased with a laugh."Not only that, she's brought such a handsome partner. Who would've thought she'd finally bring a date?"Lance's ears turned slightly red. Edith smiled and looked up at him as they twirled together in the music.The lighting was dim, and the hem of Edith's dress swayed gently.For a few fleeting moments, Lance almost forgot everything around him.Then, the music changed, and it was time to switch partners.A familiar woman suddenly pushed her way into Lance's arms.Lance looked down and met Elvira's anguished gaze. The rare sense of ease he had found vanished instantly and was replaced by a deep, gnawing irritation.He couldn't understand it. If she had never truly loved him, why was she still c

On the radar, the blip representing Elvira's fighter jet suddenly accelerated wildly. It veered off course and hurtled straight toward a mountain peak ahead."Elvira, have you lost your mind?" Lance shouted, his heart lurching. "Pull up! You'll die!""If I survive this…" Elvira's voice grew indistinct in the rushing air, edged with the fanatical resolve of someone who had nothing left to lose. "Will you forgive me?"Lance didn't answer. He could only watch helplessly as the blip raced toward the mountainside.Elvira's final words came through the channel, so faint they sounded almost like a delirious murmur."I've done wrong, and I have to pay for it."A deafening explosion shook the mountainside, sending flames and thick smoke billowing into the air.Lance's mind went completely blank.His instincts as a pilot overpowered all his hatred and resentment. He reacted almost instantly, shoving the control stick forward and diving toward the crash site."This is Lance Archer!" He s

Lance looked at the utterly wretched Elvira before him, the corners of his mouth curling into a cold smile."I won't forgive you because you don't deserve it." His voice was quiet but perfectly clear. "As for my personal life, it has nothing to do with you anymore. You have no right to question anyone here.""Nothing to do with me?" The words struck Elvira like a blade through the heart. She lunged toward him, only to forget about her injuries.She suddenly lunged toward him, but in her haste, she forgot about her injuries. She stumbled and crashed heavily to the floor. Even then, she struggled to lift her head, her eyes fixed stubbornly on him."Lance, look at me! Just look at me! We were engaged, and we had a baby! How can you just turn around and be with someone else?"Lance's voice turned ice-cold. "You have no right to bring up the baby."Edith had someone help Elvira to her feet. The gesture was polite on the surface, but it was also a clear attempt to send her away."Ms.

Elvira whipped around to look at Lance. His face was pale, his lips pressed into a tight line, and deep in his eyes lay a fear he tried desperately to hide.Yes, the thunderstorm that had made Lance bleed from every orifice and torn his fighter jet apart…Just as Elvira was reeling from the shock, a bolt of lightning ripped through the dense clouds ahead and struck straight toward them."Look out!" Lance shouted, his voice breaking.In the blink of an eye, Edith's fighter jet suddenly shot in from the side at an impossible angle, throwing itself between the black fighter jet and the bolt of lightning.A deafening roar erupted, accompanied by a blinding flash of white light.Lance's pupils contracted sharply.He had seen Edith's fighter jet take a direct hit from the lightning. It then spun wildly out of control before plummeting toward the pitch-black mountain forest below."No!"For one terrible instant, his heart stopped.No! Not her! It couldn't be Edith!In that instant,