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."

to show my

eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not been for you, I

my place in such a prestigious university, nor would I have becthe person I

modest smile. "It was all you, Steve. Your hard work and determination paid off," she

him.

words trailed into the abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon the living

fog, suffocating in

lips and took a sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother was in a car accident.

now, and the driver didn't make it,"

reached out towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle her mother's medical

covering all the expenses and even securing funds for the

amount was significant, I could handle it," Steve reassured

her of my longstanding affection,

vulnerability

cares for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy

me, she'll never truly find happiness," he admitted, his voice

chuckled softly, a touch of self-deprecation in his tone. "But I can't help but

what if, she starts to feel something

if she puts her own feelings aside and decides to

longing.

his tone. "As long

love is not mine,

"As long as..."

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

but persistent. "As long as she lets go

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

a gamble," he continued with

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

eyes piercing as he spoke. "Bringing Trent here was your

he observed, his

convince yourself that Savannah would never

"Yet, she still left."

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