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

shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not

in such a prestigious university, nor would I have becthe person I

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

him.

Cherise's words trailed into the abyss of silence, a heavy

suffocating

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

vegetative state now, and the driver

family couldn't handle her mother's medical

I stepped in, covering all the expenses and even securing funds for the

my business has been booming, so while the amount was significant, I could

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

vulnerability in his

Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart. "She doesn't

find happiness," he admitted,

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

just what if, she starts

puts her own feelings aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve pondered aloud, his

longing.

hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as

her love is not mine,

"As long as..."

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

voice soft but persistent. "As long as she lets

it doesn't matter," Steve confessed,

took a gamble," he continued with

drifting downward as the

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

he observed,

yourself that Savannah would never leave

"Yet, she still left."