When Petals Meet The Blade (Priscilla and Waldo) novel Chapter 258

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Chapter 258

Jessica was momentarily stunned.

After a moment, she looked away and took a deep breath to steady herself.

Leon looked at Jessica and said softly, “Your mind isn’t at peace, so why are you trying so hard to fight your feelings?”

Leon suddenly leaned in close, his eyes locked on hers. “Jessica, you do have feelings for me.”

“No way!” Startled, Jessica immediately released his hand and looked up at him.

Jessica was startled to find Leon standing so close to her.

As she raised her head, her forehead accidentally brushed against his lips again.

‘His lips are so soft… and that faint, tempting scent is intoxicating. My heart is pounding like crazy, Jessica thought.

Jessica gasped sharply and immediately released his hand, scrambling to her feet as she took several quick steps backward.

Jessica blurted out, “Leon Francis…” her voice trembling as she tried to steady herself.

Leon’s lips curled into a teasing smile. “You only use my full I name when you’re flustered. Now that you’ve seen the real me… completely captivated,

aren’t you?”

Jessica scoffed and retorted, “Your Highness, aren’t you being a bit too full of yourself? How can you say such shameless things with such a straight face?”

Leon teased, “Jessica, countless girls have fallen for my handsome face, you’re certainly not the first. No need to blush. Even if you admit it, I won’t tease

you.”

Leon leaned against the headboard, watching her with an amused glint in his eyes.

Jessica shot him a sharp look, her brows furrowing. “So, Your Highness, are you saying countless women have actually confessed to you?”

“Yeah,” he nodded, not even bothering to deny it.

For a moment, Jessica couldn’t tell if Leon was serious or just joking.

But then another thought struck her. “If you weren’t actually disfigured, why have you been wearing that mask all this time? Everyone said you were horribly scarred in the Northern Borderlands, I’ve carried this guilt for years…”

Leon’s smirk deepened. “Wouldn’t that be perfect? Since you feel guilty, why not make it up to me by becoming mine?”

“But wait, Your Highness, your face is perfectly fine! You’ve been fooling everyone all along.”

But at this moment, Jessica wasn’t angry, just genuinely curious. She asked, “Why did you let people believe you were disfigured?”

“I never spread any rumors about being disfigured. It’s all just people’s wild guesses, isn’t it?”

“Then why have you been wearing that mask all this time?” Jessica asked skeptically, “If your face wasn’t ruined, who in their right mind would keep such a hideous thing on for years?”

Leon answered seriously, “Back in my army days, we had quite a few female warriors. The Northern Borderlands is different fr there are exceptionally fierce, and it’s common for them to serve in the army and go to war.

e, most women

“But those female warriors would often get so distracted by my face that they’d forget they were even on a battlefield… Jessica, do you really think I’m joking?” He gave a wry chuckle.

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Chapter 258

Jessica had to stifle a laugh. Honestly, anyone who could say something so shameless with a straight face must be either joking or completely delusional.

But Leon remained composed, a faint frown creasing his brow, as if even his own words left him slightly displeased.

She thought, ‘Oh my god! He… he was actually telling the truth! This is all real!‘