When Petals Meet The Blade (Priscilla and Waldo) novel Chapter 226

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Chapter 226

Leon gazed at Jessica sitting beside him, reading. He felt troubled. The half–mask did nothing to conceal the worry etched on his face. Jessica couldn’t help but feel exasperated.

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“Your Highness,” Jessica said, her voice tinged with exasperation. “You’ve been sitting here for well over half an hour. What on earth do you want?” Or rather, when on earth was he ever going to go back?

After the meal and a few drinks, Magnus and Shawn helped Leon back. He’d had a bit too much to drink.

Jessica finally breathed a sigh of relief. After freshening up and changing into her nightclothes, just as she was about to rest, only to find that the Demon King showed up again.

He must have freshened up and changed into clean robes. “At least he’s not all grubby anymore,” Jessica thought to herself.

He knew she couldn’t stand seeing him all disheveled. But after he arrived, he simply sat in the chair beside her and just stared. He remained completely silent and motionless. His brooding, vacant stare was absolutely maddening.

“If there’s nothing urgent, Your Highness, would you mind leaving? I really need to get some rest.”

“Go ahead and get some rest. I won’t stop you,” Leon said, sitting cross–legged in the chair with his chin propped on one hand, his inscrutable gaze still fixed on her. His gaze seemed deeply confused.

Jessica rolled her eyes. “Seriously, what is going on in that head of yours?”

“Jessica,” Leon suddenly called out, his voice unusually heavy. “I… I’m a little scared.”

Jessica froze. “Did the Demon King just say he’s scared?” “What are you so nervous about?” Jessica asked, a hint of curiosity in her voice.

When they first met, he seemed incredibly strange. But after a few more encounters, she realized he wasn’t actually that hard to read after all. Well, how should she put it? When he focused on serious matters, he became utterly inscrutable, impossible to read at all. But in casual moments, she found that he was much younger and more innocent.

“You’re even more remarkable than I imagined.” This was precisely what tormented Prince Leon tonight. He had been tormented by it all day long.

Watching her “tease” the siblings from the Shaffer family today, seeing that utterly carefree, dashing, and audacious smile on her face, he found himself growing more and more captivated by her. Glancing back, Leon noticed that nearly every guy in the room had their eyes glued to his Jessica.

From that moment on, the Demon King grew sullen. He came to see her that night, actually wanting to confide. He was just so unhappy. But when he actually saw her, the words just wouldn’t come.

Jessica set down the military treatise and looked at him. “What on earth are you…”

Leon looked at her, his voice filled with admiration and a touch of unease. “Look at you. You are already so brilliant, yet you keep pushing yourself to learn more. You’re only going to become even more extraordinary.”

So after a brief pause, Leon abruptly stood up and walked toward her.

Instantly, Jessica grew wary. Glaring at him, she snapped, “Don’t come any closer!”

Leon put on an innocent look and said, “I just wanted to see you, that’s all. No ill intentions. Why are you being so defensive?”

“Need I remind you?” Jessica snapped. “Did you forget what you did to me back then?”