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."

I feel compelled to show my

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

university, nor

off his gratitude with a modest smile. "It was all you, Steve. Your hard work

him.

silence, a heavy weight descended

suffocating in its

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

driver didn't make it," he revealed

Savannah's family couldn't handle

in, covering all the expenses and

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

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

of vulnerability

with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love me,

find happiness,"

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

just what if, she starts to

aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve

longing.

continued, a hint of vulnerability in his

is not

"As long as..."

off, yet the echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the

slightly as he clasped the teacup, his voice soft but persistent. "As long as she

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

gamble,"

lost," he admitted, his gaze drifting downward

lifted the teacup to his lips, his eyes

he observed, his voice conveying

yourself that Savannah would never leave your side," he

"Yet, she still left."