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,"

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

prestigious university, nor would I have

off his gratitude with a modest smile. "It was all

him.

into the abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon

fog, suffocating in its

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

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

family couldn't handle her mother's medical

the expenses and even securing funds for

has been booming, so while the amount was significant, I could

longstanding affection, which

vulnerability in

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

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

his tone. "But I can't help

starts to feel

own feelings aside and decides to be without of

longing.

ask for much," he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his

her love is not mine, I'll accept

"As long as..."

echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the room,

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

or not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his words

I took a gamble," he

he admitted, his gaze drifting downward as the

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

observed, his voice conveying

yourself that Savannah would never

"Yet, she still left."