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

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

my place in such a prestigious university, nor would

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

him.

a heavy weight descended upon the living room, thickening the air

suffocating in

Steve raised the teacup to his lips and took a sip.

vegetative state now, and the driver didn't make

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

covering all the expenses and even

booming, so while the amount was significant,

Stella assured her of my longstanding

of vulnerability

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

truly find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged

in his tone. "But I can't help but hold onto a sliver of hope,"

starts to

own feelings aside and decides to be

longing.

much," he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she stands by my side with

if her love is

"As long as..."

tapered off, yet the echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the room, weaving

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

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

a gamble,"

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

his silence, Damien lifted the teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing as he spoke. "Bringing Trent here was

he observed,

yourself that Savannah would never

"Yet, she still left."