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

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

prestigious university, nor would I have becthe person

was all you, Steve. Your hard work

him.

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

fog, suffocating in

took a sip. "Just last

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

towhen Savannah's family couldn't

the expenses and even securing funds

while the amount was significant, I could handle it," Steve

Stella assured her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her

vulnerability in his

for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love me, so even if she agrees

find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged

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

starts to feel something for

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

longing.

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

love is not mine,

"As long as..."

his hopeful sentiment lingered in the room, weaving through the air like

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

not, it doesn't matter," Steve

gamble," he

gaze drifting downward as the reality

his silence, Damien lifted the teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing as he spoke.

he observed,

that Savannah would

"Yet, she still left."