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."

feel compelled to

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

a prestigious university, nor would I have becthe person

"It was all you,

him.

a heavy weight descended upon the living room,

suffocating

raised the teacup to his lips and took a sip. "Just last month,

the driver didn't make it," he revealed

out towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle her

stepped in, covering all the expenses and

booming, so while the amount was significant, I could handle it,"

her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to

of vulnerability in

for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love me, so even if she agrees

never truly find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged

"But I can't help but hold onto a sliver of

she starts to

to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud, his

longing.

continued, a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long

her love is

"As long as..."

off, yet the echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the room, weaving through the air like a fragile

soft but persistent. "As long as she lets go of Trent

not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed,

a gamble," he continued

admitted, his gaze drifting

Damien lifted the teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing

he observed, his voice conveying

trying to convince yourself that Savannah would never leave

"Yet, she still left."

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