Marrying the Man in the Dark

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."

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stars and apply to her dream college."

"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

like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not

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

"It was all you, Steve.

him.

heavy weight

fog, suffocating in

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

vegetative state now, and the driver

towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle her mother's

the expenses and even securing funds for the

amount was

Stella assured her of my longstanding

of vulnerability

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

never truly find happiness," he admitted,

can't

she starts to feel something for

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

longing.

he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she stands by my

is not

"As long as..."

his hopeful sentiment lingered in the

slightly as he clasped the teacup, his voice soft but persistent. "As long as she

her love is mine or not, it doesn't matter," Steve

took a gamble," he continued

gaze drifting downward as the

teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing as he spoke. "Bringing Trent

he observed, his voice

yourself that Savannah would never leave your

"Yet, she still left."