When Petals Meet The Blade (Priscilla and Waldo) novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Waldo glanced down

The wooden box in Jessica’s hands was sold and heavy, but her delicate fingers lent it a soft, graceful beauty.

He had known for a long time that she possessed the most beautiful hands in the world. Her fingers were slender, almost like they were carved from Jewel

Jessica was, without a doubt, a girl lavored by late. There wasn’t a flaw to be found in her, from head to toe

Even when she walked hurriedly, a thin layer of sweat would form, and that light sheen of perspiration carried a unique, refreshing scent.

Waldo had once watched in awe as butterflies fluttered around her while she danced, lingering for what seemed like forever.

She was truly perfect a woman so flawless that no one could find a single fault with her.

For a moment, Waldo felt dizzy, unsure of what he was doing. His mind was clouded, and he couldn’t quite make sense of it all.

Then, Priscilla said icily. “I thought Your Highness was above all this, that nothing would surprise you. Yet here you are, completely captivated by a simple gift. How laughable.”

Waldo’s thoughts were pulled back to the present.

He looked at the wooden box in Jessica’s hands, his expression hardening “Jessica, I thought i had made myself clear. Why are

are you doing this?”

“Would you like to open it, Your Highness?” Jessica pushed the box slightly closer to him. “It’s an imperial edict. If you don’t want to read it yourself, I can read it to you.”

“An edict?” Waldo’s anger flared up instantly. “You’ve seen the King? What did you say about Priscilla in front of him?”

He didn’t want to read it. He wondered, ‘What else could Jessica be up to? She’s only furious that I’m close to Priscilla and sabotaged Priscilla’s reputation in front of the King-

“Priscilla, after a

ng and the queen!

all, is the daughter of a bandit, and her background would never be accepted by the King and

-Waldo was still trying to figure out how to get the King to allow him to marry Priscilla. But here was Jessica, making things worse.

“Jessica, I thought you were innocent and good–hearted, but now I see you’re just like the women in the harem–devious and shameless!” Waldo yelled.

He snatched the box from her, opened it, and pulled out the imperial edict

Priscilla glared at him, her smile dripping with sarcasm. “So this is your idea of kindness? Bastard, you’ve been blind all these years, unable to see what kind of person she really is. What use are your eyes if you can’t even see that? Maybe…”

“Shut up.” Waldo’s voice was cold and flat.

When he read the edict, his body stiffened as if he had turned to stone

He spoke softly, but Priscilla heard it clearly. He had told her to shut up.

Priscilla’s anger flared. “Waldo, how dare you-

“I said, shut up!” Waldo suddenly shouted, his eyes burning with fury as he glared at Priscilla