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

a heartfelt gaze, gratitude reflecting in his eyes like shimmering stars, he uttered, "Had it not been for you, I

nor would

with a modest smile. "It was all you,

him.

silence, a heavy weight descended upon the living room, thickening the air like

suffocating

a sip. "Just last month, Savannah's mother was in a car

state now, and the driver didn't make it," he

Savannah's family couldn't handle her mother's medical bills,"

covering all the expenses and even securing

been booming, so while the amount was

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

vulnerability in

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

never truly find happiness,"

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

just what if, she starts to feel something

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

longing.

hint of vulnerability in his tone. "As long as

love is not

"As long as..."

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

trembled slightly as he clasped the teacup, his voice soft but

Steve confessed, his words carrying

took a gamble,"

gaze drifting downward as the reality of his

his lips, his eyes

observed, his voice conveying

trying to convince yourself that Savannah would

"Yet, she still left."