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."

feel compelled to show my

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

nor would I have

a modest smile. "It was all you, Steve. Your hard work and determination paid off," she

him.

the abyss of silence, a heavy

fog, suffocating in

sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother was in a

driver didn't make it," he revealed

out towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle

course, I stepped in, covering all the expenses and

has been booming, so while the amount was significant,

assured her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept my proposal," he

of vulnerability in

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

truly find happiness," he admitted, his voice tinged

can't help but hold onto a sliver of hope," he mused aloud.

she starts

to be without

longing.

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

love is not

"As long as..."

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

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

matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight

I took a gamble," he

he admitted, his gaze drifting

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

observed, his

that Savannah would never leave your side,"

"Yet, she still left."