When Petals Meet The Blade (Priscilla and Waldo) novel Chapter 358

Chapter 358

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The King’s paranoia was well known among his inner circle.

So, when Leon’s uncle appeared at the thunder grenade facility, it was certain to fuel the King’s suspicion.

With the King now ailing, this was the critical moment for determining succession, a time when all factions were engaged in intricate political

maneuvers.

セーズ!

Should anyone dare to secretly manufacture powerful weapons behind the king’s back, it would constitute treason, a capital offense!

The King would never tolerate such a thing, much less allow those closest to him to be involved.

The King suspected Leon, which was precisely why he ordered Leon to personally lead the rebel suppression. This was also a test of Leon’s loyalty.

Those behind the scenes sought to exploit the King’s paranoia to lure Leon into Vrahmont Mount.

“Back when Prince Waldo was ambushed at Vrahmont Mount, Markus and I led reinforcements and wiped out the rebels completely. Naturally, everyone assumed Vrahmont Mount was secure. No one thought any remnants could have survived.”

The more Garbisch thought about it, the more uneasy he grew. ‘Could this all have been part of some grand scheme from the very start?”

But Waldo nearly died in that incident. Clearly, neither he nor anyone from Adele’s faction could have masterminded this scheme.

“Apart from Prince Waldo and Prince Leon, who else in the royal family could pull off something like this? Jessica. Jessica, where are you going?”

Garbisch noticed Jessica’s pale expression as she suddenly whirled around to leave. Worried about what she might do, he immediately hurried after her.

Garbisch called out anxiously, “Jessica, are you going to Vrahmont Mount? But the King… he’s expressly forbidden our family from interfering. Today’s orders are clear. We’re not to get involved!”

“The King forbids our involvement?” Jessica stopped in her tracks and whirled to face him. “So now even we are under the King’s suspicion?”

“Lately, we’ve been getting too close to Leon, and the King… well, he’s definitely suspicious. Besides, investigating this hideout was a joint effort between us and Prince Leon.”

“Leon has absolutely no ambition for the throne! If the King keeps pushing him like this, he might actually drive him to rebel!” Jessica clenched her fists in anger, biting her lip as she spat, “What a tyrant!”

“Jessica!” Garbisch was horrified by her words. Such talk could get her killed! “Jessica, mind your words! Be careful what you say!”

Jessica looked up, meeting his gaze, and forced herself to calm down.

She had indeed acted impulsively, but the thought of Leon’s loyalty to the King, and his selfless devotion to the people’s welfare, devoid of any thirst for power, made her heart ache as if a piece of flesh had been torn from it.

“Garbisch, you’ve never heard Leon talk about how he’d govern the Northern Borderlands, have you? If you had, you’d know that all he ever wanted was for people to live well.”

Jessica knew that all Leon ever wanted was to return to the Northern Borderlands!

But now, with the Northern Borderlands pacified and the people living in peace and prosperity, his presence was no longer needed there. He longed to return and see those he missed, his father, his mother, his friends, and… the girl he loved.