Dark Secrets of the Blind Husband

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

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"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

eyes like shimmering stars,

place in such a prestigious university, nor would

a modest smile. "It was all you,

him.

words trailed into the abyss of silence, a heavy weight

suffocating

his lips and took a sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother was in a car accident. She's

now, and the driver

couldn't handle her mother's medical

the expenses

business has been booming, so while the amount was significant, I

her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept my

vulnerability in

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

happiness," he admitted,

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

starts to

own feelings aside and decides to be without of

longing.

of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she stands by my side with her whole

love is not mine,

"As long as..."

the echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the room,

his voice soft but persistent. "As long as she lets go

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

a gamble,"

his gaze drifting downward as

silence, Damien lifted the teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing

observed, his voice

Savannah

"Yet, she still left."