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."

I feel compelled to

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

a prestigious university, nor would I have becthe person I

off his gratitude with a modest smile. "It was all you, Steve. Your hard work and

him.

Cherise's words trailed into the abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon the living

suffocating in

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

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

family couldn't handle her mother's medical

I stepped in, covering all the expenses and even securing funds

business has been booming, so while the amount was significant, I could handle it," Steve

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

hint of vulnerability

with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love

never truly find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged with

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

what if, she starts to feel

she puts her own feelings aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve

longing.

in his tone. "As long as she stands by my side with

love is not

"As long as..."

words tapered off, yet the echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in

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

it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight of his inner

took a gamble," he continued with

he admitted, his gaze drifting downward as the reality

his eyes piercing as he spoke. "Bringing

he observed, his voice conveying

Savannah

"Yet, she still left."