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."

to show my

gratitude reflecting in his eyes like shimmering stars,

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

was all you, Steve. Your hard

him.

a heavy weight descended upon the living room, thickening the air like

fog, suffocating in

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

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

reached out towhen Savannah's family couldn't

covering all the expenses and even securing funds

been booming, so while the amount was

of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept

of vulnerability

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

find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged with

touch of self-deprecation in his tone. "But I can't help but hold onto a sliver of hope," he mused aloud.

she starts to feel something for

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

if her love is not mine, I'll

"As long as..."

words tapered off, yet the echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the room, weaving through the air

his voice soft but persistent. "As

love is mine or not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight of his

a gamble," he continued with

his gaze drifting downward as the reality of his situation

to his lips, his eyes piercing as he spoke.

observed,

trying to convince yourself that Savannah would never leave

"Yet, she still left."