When Petals Meet The Blade (Priscilla and Waldo) novel Chapter 265

Chapter 265

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“Jessica would never try to hurt me,” Waldo insisted, shaking his head in disbelief.

Though Jessica denied making the long journey to rescue Wardo, the truth was she had risked her life and come all alone to save him.

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Wardo was very thrilled and deeply moved then. At that desperate moment, he thought he was going to die, but he saw Jessica appear before him.

Compared to Priscilla, who couldn’t care less whether he lived or died, Jessica was like an angel descending from the heavens to save him.

Waldo thought bitterly, ‘I hate myself for not cherishing Jessica when I had the chance. How I loathe myself!‘

He said, “Jessica and General Garbisch have always had my back! When have they ever tried to harm me? Mother, those vile rumors about Jessica and me, you were the one who ordered people to spread them! I wasn’t born yesterday. I know exactly what’s going on!”

In the heat of anger, Waldo might have been blinded by rage, but once he cooled down, the truth wasn’t hard to see.

At this moment, Waldo was drowning in utter despair.

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“Jessica is such a wonderful girl. It’s all my fault, I hurt her. You hurt her too, Mother. You’ve been pushing her all this time,” Waldo said bitterly, his voice laced with pain and regret.

Adele was still seething with resentment, wanting to speak out, but when her gaze fell on Waldo’s injured leg, the words died in her throat.

A bitter gust of wind blew past, adding to the somber atmosphere.

Adele raised her head, gazing at the vast blue sky above.

The sky was clear and bright, yet her heart was clouded with gloom.

Waldo suddenly turned and grabbed Adele’s hand tightly. “Mother. Please don’t target Jessica anymore. I was the one who failed her. She’s never done anything wrong to me. This is all my fault…”

Adele remained silent, offering no reply.

Right or wrong, it was all in the past now.

Most importantly, with her son’s legs now disabled, they had no future left,

Adele pleaded, “Waldo, you mustn’t give up! You simply can’t give up like this!”

After what felt like an eternity, Adele suddenly gripped Waldo’s hand back, a flicker of hope returned to her eyes.

She said, “Leon became King of the Northern Borderlands despite his disfigurement! Your legs may be injured, but as Hughie said, you’ll just walk a bit awkwardly at first. Once you adapt, you’ll move as freely as before, you can still lead armies into battle!

“Waldo, listen to me! We’ve hit rock bottom, there’s nowhere to go but up! As long as you pull yourself together, there’s still hope for us! If you can’t be a general on foot, then become a legendary warlord on horseback. You’ve got what it takes!”

This was Adele’s last glimmer of hope.

She refused to suffer humiliation from those women in the harem any longer, nor could she bear to watch her son live out his days in obscurity.

They had to pull themselves together.

Yet Waldo remained eerily calm, his face and eyes utterly devoid of life.

Adele took a deep breath and said gravely, “Jessica has been staying at Leon House all this time, personally attending to Leon. Did you know that?”

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Waldo’s fists clenched instantly.

Of course, he knew. That day, Hughie even had to go to Leon House to fetch Jessica.