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

eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had

nor would I

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

him.

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

suffocating in

Steve raised the teacup to his lips and took a sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother was

and the driver didn't make

reached out towhen Savannah's family couldn't

expenses and even

while the amount was significant, I

assured her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her

of vulnerability in

confessed with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love

find happiness," he admitted, his voice

"But I can't help

if, she starts to

and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud, his voice

longing.

vulnerability in his tone.

love is

"As long as..."

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

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

matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight of

took a gamble," he continued with

his gaze drifting downward as the reality

teacup to his lips, his eyes piercing

he observed, his voice conveying

to convince yourself that Savannah would never leave your

"Yet, she still left."