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."

to show

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

such a prestigious university, nor would I have becthe

"It was all you, Steve. Your hard work and determination paid off,"

him.

silence, a heavy

suffocating in its

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

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

family couldn't handle her

all the expenses and even securing funds for the next

has been booming, so while the amount

of my longstanding affection,

vulnerability in

down she still cares for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart.

she'll never truly find happiness," he admitted, his voice

"But I can't help but hold

she starts to feel something

aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud, his voice laced

longing.

he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long

love is not mine,

"As long as..."

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

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

her love is mine or not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight of his inner

took a gamble," he

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

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

reassurance," he observed, his voice conveying

convince yourself that Savannah would never leave your

"Yet, she still left."