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

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

university, nor would I have becthe person

was all you, Steve. Your hard work

him.

words trailed into the abyss of silence, a heavy

suffocating in

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

the driver

towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle her mother's

in, covering all the expenses and even securing funds for the next

while the amount was significant,

guilty, but Stella assured her of my longstanding

vulnerability in

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

find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged

tone. "But I can't help

what if, she starts

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

longing.

a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she

love is not mine, I'll

"As long as..."

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

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

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

took a gamble," he continued

drifting downward

lifted the teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing as he spoke. "Bringing

observed, his

trying to convince yourself that Savannah would never

"Yet, she still left."