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."

compelled to

in his eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not been

university, nor would

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

him.

abyss of silence, a heavy weight descended upon the

suffocating

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

driver didn't make it," he

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

the expenses and even

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

but Stella assured her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept my

hint of vulnerability in his

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

happiness," he admitted, his

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

if, she starts to feel something for

and decides to be without

longing.

vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she stands by my

love is not

"As long as..."

the echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the

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

it doesn't matter," Steve

gamble," he continued

I lost," he admitted, his gaze drifting

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

he observed,

to convince yourself that Savannah would

"Yet, she still left."