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."

feel compelled to

his eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not been for you, I

prestigious university, nor

modest smile. "It was all you, Steve.

him.

trailed into the abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon the living room,

fog, suffocating in

to his lips and took a sip. "Just last month,

the driver

family couldn't handle her

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

so while the amount was significant,

her of my longstanding

hint of vulnerability

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

happiness," he admitted, his

tone. "But I can't help but

if, she starts to

and decides to be without of gratitude?"

longing.

vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she

love is not mine, I'll accept

"As long as..."

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

soft but persistent. "As

matter," Steve

a gamble," he continued with

drifting downward as

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

observed, his voice

Savannah would never leave your side," he

"Yet, she still left."