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."

to show my

reflecting in his eyes like shimmering stars,

my place in such a prestigious university, nor would I have becthe

waved off his gratitude with a modest smile. "It was all

him.

the abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon

fog, suffocating in

teacup to his lips and took a sip. "Just last

the driver didn't make it," he

family couldn't

covering all the expenses and even securing funds for the next

been booming, so while the amount was significant, I could

guilty, but Stella assured her of my longstanding affection,

hint of vulnerability in his

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

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

tone. "But I can't

if, she starts to feel something for

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

longing.

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

if her love is not mine,

"As long as..."

sentiment lingered in the room, weaving

the teacup, his voice soft but

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

took a gamble," he

gaze drifting downward as

eyes piercing as he

reassurance," he observed, his voice

that Savannah would never leave your side," he

"Yet, she still left."