Chapter 1050 Steve's Bittersweet Gamble

After those words, he casually glanced at Cherise, a faint hint of nostalgia in his eyes. "You knew about my feelings for her all

along, didn't you?"

Cherise's eyes widened in surprise. "l did?"

Steve remained silent, his expression speaking volumes.

The tension in the room thickened as the past unfolded before them.

"You always had a knack for forgetting the important stuff."

He smiled ruefully, "But con, you remember, right? You were the one pushingto chase after her, tellingto aim for the

stars and apply to her dream college." Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"You were the one who told me, 'Even if it's a long shot, just being at her university for four years would be a gift," he reminisced

with a tender smile.

"I followed your guidance, put my faith in it, and worked tirelessly, shadowing your every move to absorb your class notes. My

grades climbed steadily..."

"And when the college entrance exams caround, I achieved my goal and secured admission to her university."

Cherise's heart skipped a beat, her breath catching in her throat. "But she never made it to campus..."

"Yes."

Steve's sigh resonated with the ache of unrequited love. "She gave up her own dreams to make Trent's ctrue," he murmured.

"In that fleeting moment, I realized she'd never be mine in this lifetime."

compelled to show my gratitude," he

gratitude reflecting in his eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not been for you,

such a prestigious university, nor

his gratitude with a modest smile. "It was all you, Steve. Your

him.

silence, a heavy weight

suffocating in

sip. "Just

driver didn't

towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle her mother's medical bills,"

expenses

my business has been booming, so while the amount was significant, I could handle it," Steve

guilty, but Stella assured her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept

vulnerability in

Steve confessed with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love

find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged with

can't help but hold onto a sliver

if, she starts to

puts her own feelings aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud,

longing.

don't ask for much," he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she stands by my

love is not

"As long as..."

echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the room, weaving through

soft but

not, it doesn't matter," Steve

gamble," he continued with

lost," he admitted, his gaze drifting downward as

his lips, his eyes piercing

observed, his

convince yourself that Savannah would never

"Yet, she still left."

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