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

gaze, gratitude reflecting in his eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered,

in such a prestigious university, nor would I have

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

him.

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

fog, suffocating

a sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother was in a

driver didn't make it," he

couldn't handle her mother's medical bills," Steve

all the expenses and even securing funds for

amount was significant, I could handle it," Steve

of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept my

hint of vulnerability in

Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy

truly find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged with

"But I can't help but hold onto

if, she starts to feel something for

feelings aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered

longing.

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

love is not mine,

"As long as..."

lingered in the room, weaving through the air like a

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

is mine or not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the

I took a gamble," he continued with

I lost," he admitted, his gaze drifting downward as the reality of his situation

his lips, his eyes piercing as

observed, his voice

that Savannah would never leave your

"Yet, she still left."