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 show

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

university, nor would I have becthe person

his gratitude with a modest smile. "It was all

him.

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

fog, suffocating in

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

vegetative state now, and the driver didn't make it," he revealed

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

stepped in, covering all the expenses and

has been booming, so while the amount was significant, I could handle it,"

guilty, but Stella assured her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her

of vulnerability

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

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

of self-deprecation in his tone. "But I can't help but hold onto

she starts

her own feelings aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud, his voice laced

longing.

don't ask for much," he continued, a hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she stands by my side

is

"As long as..."

his hopeful sentiment lingered in

soft but persistent. "As long as she lets go

matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight

took a gamble," he

his gaze drifting downward

lips, his eyes piercing as he spoke. "Bringing Trent here

he observed, his voice conveying

that Savannah would never leave

"Yet, she still left."