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."

He smiled ruefully, "But con, you remember, right? You were the one pushingto chase after her, tellingto aim for the Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

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

nor would I have

all you, Steve. Your hard work and determination paid off,"

him.

the abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon

suffocating in

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

vegetative state now, and the driver

towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle her mother's medical bills,"

stepped in, covering all the expenses and even

so while the amount was significant, I

my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept my proposal,"

vulnerability in his

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

find happiness," he admitted,

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

she starts to feel something

her own feelings aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud, his

longing.

ask for much," he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she stands by my side with her

is

"As long as..."

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

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

matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight

I took a gamble," he continued

lost," he admitted, his gaze drifting downward as

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

observed, his voice conveying

to convince yourself that Savannah would never leave

"Yet, she still left."