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

reflecting in his eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not

such a prestigious university, nor would I have

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

him.

the abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon the

suffocating in

teacup to his lips and took a sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother

and the driver didn't make it," he revealed

towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle her

expenses and even securing funds for the next

has been booming, so while the amount was significant,

of my longstanding

vulnerability in

know deep down she still cares for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love me, so even

she'll never truly find happiness,"

can't help but hold onto a sliver of hope,"

what if, she starts to

own feelings aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered

longing.

he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his

is not mine, I'll accept

"As long as..."

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

but persistent. "As long as she lets go of

not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight

gamble," he continued with

lost," he admitted, his gaze drifting downward as the reality of his situation sank

silence, Damien lifted the teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing as he spoke. "Bringing

observed, his voice

that Savannah

"Yet, she still left."

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