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 my

in his eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not

prestigious university, nor would I have becthe person I

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

him.

words trailed into the abyss of silence, a heavy

fog, suffocating

to his lips and took a sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother was in a car accident. She's

and the driver didn't make it," he

out towhen Savannah's family couldn't handle

all the expenses and even securing funds for the

so while the amount was significant, I could

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

of vulnerability in

Steve confessed with a

never truly find happiness," he admitted,

self-deprecation in his tone. "But I can't help

if, she starts to feel something

puts her own feelings aside and decides to be without of

longing.

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

is not mine,

"As long as..."

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

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

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

a gamble," he continued with

drifting downward

the teacup to his lips, his eyes

he observed,

trying to convince yourself that Savannah would never leave

"Yet, she still left."