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 show my

a heartfelt gaze, gratitude reflecting in his eyes like shimmering stars, he

in such a prestigious university, nor would I have becthe

a modest smile. "It was all you, Steve. Your hard work

him.

heavy

suffocating in its

the teacup to his lips and took a sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother was in a

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

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

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

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

assured her of my longstanding

hint of vulnerability in his

cares for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love

truly find happiness," he admitted, his

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

what if, she starts to feel

to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud, his

longing.

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

her love is not

"As long as..."

echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the room, weaving through

soft but persistent. "As long as she lets go of

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

I took a gamble," he

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

his eyes

reassurance," he observed, his voice

were trying to convince yourself that Savannah

"Yet, she still left."