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บททั้งหมดของ All Their Unspoken Goodbyes: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

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Chapter 1

He was thin and pale, his skin tinged yellow, as if a gust could blow him away. Cancer was slowly draining the life out of him.He'd chosen euthanasia to avoid a painful death.His phone chimed as he stepped outside. A text from Avery Carter.[Brookfield High. Bring condoms.]Ryan bought the condoms and headed to Brookfield High. A Rolls-Royce stood out by the school gates.The car rocked. Faint moans and low grunts drifted out.Each sound cut into him. His nails dug into his palms, but he felt nothing.He crushed the box, then slowly smoothed it out and handed it to the slender hand reaching through the rear window.As usual, he stayed, sliding into the front passenger seat.The rearview mirror showed everything.Avery's back was to him, her skirt hanging down as the man pinned her beneath him, thrusting wildly."Ah... Ms. Carter... you feel so good..."Avery gave a cold, sultry laugh. "Less talking. Focus."She moved harder.The car rocked enough to shake Ryan in the fr
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Chapter 2

Avery stayed away from the mansion for days.Ryan was relieved.Since his diagnosis, he'd fought cancer every day. But the meds and rounds of chemo hadn't stopped him from coughing up blood or losing his hair in clumps.His whole body ached, as if his bones were slowly breaking. Even sleeping pills couldn't help him sleep.On another painful night, Ryan numbly rinsed the blood from the sink. The running water couldn't drown out his ragged breaths.He shut off the faucet and dragged himself toward the bedroom.A news report came on the living room TV."Carter Group CEO Avery Carter and Dylan Blake, the Blake family's oldest son, have announced their engagement. The wedding is next month..."Ryan stopped and turned.Onscreen, Avery wore a sleek black evening gown. The man beside her smiled smugly.Ryan's eyes widened. His heart clenched.The reporter didn't hold back. "Ms. Carter, you once said you'd always have a new man on your arm. Why settle down with Dylan Blake?"Warmth
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Chapter 3

Avery rushed into the kitchen. Dylan was on the floor, his legs red with burns. Ryan stood beside him, pale and helpless.Her face darkened as she helped Dylan up. "What happened?"Dylan looked up at her, his eyes full of hurt and tears. "Avery, your servant was stealing from you. I tried to stop him, but he..."He didn't need to finish.Ryan tried to explain, but Avery shoved him to the floor.His head struck a cabinet corner. His hand landed on the shards, and blood poured out."Ryan Reed, is money all you care about? You left me for it, and now you're stealing from me!" Her voice was cold, her eyes full of disgust.His throat tightened. He couldn't speak.Avery led Dylan out without looking back.Ryan curled up on the floor, tears slipping down his face.She used to find him in any crowd. The smallest cut on him broke her heart.Now she only had eyes for Dylan.'Maybe it's better this way... At least she won't be too sad when I die.'Getting away with it emboldened Dyla
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Chapter 4

Ryan froze, then slowly pulled the jacket around him and buried his face in it.His tears soaked the fabric. His heart felt torn apart.He lost track of how long he crouched there. Avery and Dylan were long gone when he finally struggled up, put on the jacket, and headed out.The fire alarm blared.People rushed for the emergency exits.Panicked, Ryan pushed into the crowd despite his weakness. He stumbled, but people kept shoving from behind."You're blocking the way! Move!"One shove knocked him down. Feet trampled him, pain tearing through his body.Ryan curled up, shielding his head. Footsteps and screams filled his ears. His eyelids drooped, his vision blurring.Tears streaked his dusty cheeks.Just before he blacked out, a familiar voice called from far away."Ryan!"He lifted his head. Someone was racing toward him, frantic, her eyes full of fear and concern.Avery!***An argument woke Ryan.He opened his eyes in a hospital bed. Through the half-open door, Avery
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Chapter 5

Now Ryan panicked.He'd never thought the secret he'd fought to keep would come out like this.He tried to explain, but blood poured from his mouth."Ryan!"Avery's frantic face was the last thing he saw before everything went black.Outside the OR, Avery stared at her blood-covered hands in fear.She hadn't known anyone could cough up that much blood.Ryan had been in surgery all night.Dread tightened around her chest until she could barely breathe.She jumped up and hurried to the OR, but froze with her hand on the door.She imagined the doctors fighting to save him. She couldn't bear to watch.Her hand trembled. She was too scared to push.Avery stood frozen for a long time before opening the door.Inside, Ryan sat smiling across from his doctor, color back in his cheeks.He held the stack of cash she'd thrown at him.Relief flooded her.'Thank God he's okay.'She was about to ask what was going on when Ryan handed the doctor the money."Dr. Pattison, thanks for p
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Chapter 6

After his "scam" came out, Avery shut Ryan out.She stopped taking him anywhere or speaking to him.Her silence cut him over and over.Dylan was thrilled. He stopped hiding his cruelty.The first day, he made Ryan collect tiny pearls scattered across the lawn in the blazing sun.Ryan picked them up one by one, sweat soaking his clothes as his vision dimmed. He found the last pearl just before collapsing from heatstroke.The second day, Dylan ordered him to scrub every floor in the mansion, down to the cracks.Ryan scrubbed on his knees all night. His hands turned pale and wrinkled, his back aching. By morning, the floors were spotless.On the third day, Dylan wanted pastries from North Crestview.Ryan ran there from South Crestview without a word.When he returned, Dylan sneered. "They're cold. Get fresh ones."Ryan went back.This time, rain poured down. He wrapped his jacket around the box to keep it dry and raced toward the Carter estate, soaked through.As he crossed t
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Chapter 7

Pain woke Ryan in his room in the servants' quarters.He reached for his phone, but his hand felt too heavy to lift.His head was foggy, his throat raw. Every swallow felt like knives.He couldn't tell if it was the crash or the cancer.Pain shot through him. He curled up, teeth clenched, but couldn't stop moaning.He dragged himself out of bed and searched the drawer for his medicine.As he pulled it out, blood rose in his throat. He coughed up a mouthful, spilling the pills across the floor.He clutched his chest as pain tore through him.His phone rang beside him. Dazed, he answered.Avery's breathing came through the line. For a moment, he forgot where he was. He cried to her like he used to when he was sick and they were in love."Avery... it hurts... It hurts so much... I think I'm dying..."After a long silence, she spoke coldly."Ryan, you've already tried this scam. Enough."Her words jolted him back.He stared at her name on the screen, realizing what he'd done.
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Chapter 8

Old photos of Ryan and Avery covered every wall.The journals, love letters, gifts—everything he thought she'd burned had been carefully kept.His heart lurched, emotions threatening to swallow him.'She hates me. Why keep all this?'He was afraid to guess. What if she still hoped they had a future? He couldn't bear the weight of her love anymore."What do you want me to do?" he asked, his voice rough and tired.Dylan brushed his fingers over the faded photos and laughed softly."After everything you've done, she still loves you. But no guy wants his fiancée in love with someone else."His tone stayed light."So, can you make her give up on you for good?"Ryan gripped his shirt hem, knuckles white. Pale as paper, he stared blankly at the photos.After a long silence, his voice sounded distant even to him."Okay. Tell her to come home three nights from now."***Three nights later, rain fell.A black Maybach glided to a stop outside the mansion. Avery opened her umbrella,
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Chapter 9

Three days before his scheduled death, Ryan closed his accounts and settled his affairs.Tears slid down his cheeks as he signed the last form.It felt like erasing the last traces of his life.Two days before his death, he returned alone to their high school.His hand, marked by IVs, brushed the trees along the shaded path, the basketball hoops, the classroom desks and chairs.He could almost see Avery at seventeen, shy again.He'd raced down that path with her on his back, lifted her by the waist to shoot baskets, and cornered her between desks to kiss her.He could almost hear her whispering in his ear, telling him over and over how much she liked him.The day before his death, Ryan visited his parents' graves one last time.He forced a faint smile at their photo, their smiling faces close together."Mom, Dad, just a little longer. I'll be with you soon."The setting sun stretched his lonely shadow behind him.At the bottom of the steps, he spotted a couple in the distan
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Chapter 10

The Carter-Blake wedding drew VIPs from every circle.Outside the grand church, Avery stood in her white gown, checking her phone.She'd texted Ryan that morning. She wanted him to watch her marry someone else and see how well she was doing without him.'Still no reply.'That's not like him.'Someone that vain and greedy should've jumped at the invitation, then cooked up some nasty scheme to squeeze money out of her.She'd hired plenty of bodyguards. If he made a scene, they'd cover his mouth and haul him out.But he hadn't sent a word.Avery gripped her phone, staring at the silent chat."Find out what's going on with Ryan," she told Nora.Nora nodded, but Avery stopped her before she could leave."Bring him here whether he wants to come or not. Even if he's dead."A staff member announced it was time.Avery looked up at the closed church doors.The choir sang as they swung open.Holding a bouquet of lilies of the valley, she walked toward the altar in her white gown.
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