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," he

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

nor

was all you, Steve. Your

him.

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

suffocating in its

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,"

towhen Savannah's family couldn't

expenses

been booming, so while the amount was significant,

assured her of my longstanding affection, which persuaded her to accept my proposal," he

of vulnerability in his

for Trent," Steve confessed with a heavy heart. "She doesn't love me, so even if

me, she'll never truly find happiness," he admitted,

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

starts to

own feelings aside and decides to be without of gratitude?" Steve

longing.

hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as she stands by my side with her whole

love is

"As long as..."

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

hand trembled slightly as he clasped the teacup, his voice soft but persistent. "As long as she lets go of Trent from her

not, it doesn't matter," Steve confessed, his

gamble," he

his gaze drifting downward as the reality of his

his lips, his eyes piercing as he spoke. "Bringing Trent

observed,

yourself that Savannah would never leave

"Yet, she still left."