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 gratitude,"

reflecting in his eyes like shimmering stars, he

such a prestigious university, nor

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

him.

silence, a heavy

fog, suffocating in its

Steve raised the teacup to his lips and took a sip. "Just last

and the driver didn't make

couldn't

expenses and even securing funds for the next ten

so while the amount was significant,

longstanding affection, which

of vulnerability

deep down she still cares for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart. "She

happiness," he admitted, his

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

starts to feel something

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

longing.

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

her love is not mine,

"As long as..."

echo of his hopeful sentiment lingered in the

his voice soft but persistent. "As

her love is mine or not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his words carrying the weight

took a gamble," he continued with

drifting downward as

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

reassurance," he observed, his voice conveying

that Savannah would never leave your side," he

"Yet, she still left."