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."

feel compelled to show

like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not been for you, I

a prestigious university, nor would I have becthe person I am

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

him.

into the abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon the living

suffocating in its

to his lips and took a sip. "Just

the driver didn't make it," he

couldn't handle her mother's

course, I stepped in, covering all the expenses

booming, so while the amount was significant, I could handle it," Steve reassured

my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept

vulnerability

she still cares for Trent," Steve confessed with a

she'll never truly find happiness,"

in his tone. "But I can't help

just what if, she starts

if she puts her own feelings aside and decides to

longing.

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

love is not

"As long as..."

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

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

love is mine or not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his

took a gamble," he

gaze drifting downward as the

lifted the teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing as

observed, his

yourself that Savannah would never leave your

"Yet, she still left."