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."

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stars, he

nor would I have becthe person

his gratitude with a modest smile. "It was all you,

him.

abyss of silence, a heavy

suffocating in its

lips and took a sip.

state now, and the driver didn't

towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle

stepped in, covering all the expenses and even

booming, so while the amount was significant,

felt guilty, but Stella assured her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept

hint of vulnerability

deep down she still cares for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart.

never truly find happiness," he admitted, his voice

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

what if, she starts to feel something for

and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud, his

longing.

for much," he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as

love is

"As long as..."

his hopeful sentiment lingered in the

the teacup, his voice soft but persistent. "As long as she lets go of

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

took a gamble," he continued

gaze drifting downward

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

observed, his voice

trying to convince yourself that Savannah would never

"Yet, she still left."