Chapter 46
“What does Mother mean by that?” Walde suddenly felt a cold chill in his heart
He wondered. Could it be that these tumnis were deliberately spread by my mother to pressure Jessica into asking Father retract his decis ahead with the wedding!
“Do you really think Jessica no longer cares for you? You’ve known each other for years. Do you really believe she could just let you go that easily?” the
Hon young. You’ve always been consumed with military matters, and you lack experience
Consort Adele walked up to him and said, “Waldo, you’re still tea when it comes to understanding people’s hearts.”
Waldo pressed his lips together, unsure whether Consort Adele was trying to deceive him
“But that day, Jessica was forced to publicly ask for a verification of her virginity… He thought, ‘How humiliating that must have been for a young lady
“That’s what makes her dangerous! Consort Adele snoered. “Is that what’s making you feel sorry for her? Have you been thinking about her these past few days?”
Waldo glanced at her, surprised. He had, indeed, been thinking about Jessica often over the past few days. He wondered, How does my mother know? “Waldo, what makes Jessica dangerous is that she knows how to read everyone’s thoughts, even yours,” Consort Adele said.
Consort Adele gently took Waldo’s hand. “After this incident, your father… slapped me.”
“Father slapped you?” After returning to the palace, Waldo had been focused on caring for Priscilla, so he had no idea what had been happening at the palace.
He thought “How could Father slap Mother?! His face flushed with anger.
Consort Adele covered her face, as if the pain from that day was still fresh. “Yes, your father believed I was behind it all. After the banquet, he came to Harmony Palace and slapped me in front of all the palace maids and officials.”
“That’s too much!” Waldo clenched his fists in fury ‘What a humiliating disgrace!!
“I tried to explain, but your father wouldn’t believe me. But I don’t blame him. After all, even you believed Jessica over me.”
Her words made Waldo freeze in place, a wave of guilt washing over him.
“Mother”
“I don’t blame you, Waldo. If anyone’s to blame, it’s that my methods aren’t as ruthless as Jessica’s”
Consort Adele sighed, and fell silent.
Selma said, “Actually, Consort Adele invited Ms. Yates to the palace that day, to talk to her kindly and try to persuade her not to break the engagement. But Ms. Yates said that if Consert Adele would call Priscilla to the banquet and humiliate her, she would agree.”
“What?” Waldo was shocked. ‘So that’s why Mother has suddenly insisted on having Priscilla attend the banquet!
“There were many palace maids there. If you don’t believe me, you can ask around. Everything your mother did, she did for you. She loves you dearly, and that’s why she was deceived by Jessica.”
Waldo’s hand tightened into a fist. His eyes blazed with fury. ‘So this is all Jessica’s plot!”
These past few days, he often thought about how much she had suffered, and wondered if he should visit the Yates family to check on her at the very least, to apologize on behall of Consort, Adele. But little did he know, it was all part of her scheme.
Chapter 46
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“Your father doesn’t want this matter brought up again, Waldo. It’s in the past how, and you mustn’t mention it anymore?
Consort Adele gave him a soft smile and reminded him to take good care of Priscilla. Then, she got into the carriage.
I can’t shake the feeling that His Highness cares for
After the carriage left the Waldo House, Selma said, “Do you think His Highness will believe us? 1 ça Jessica. He doesn’t even realize it himself.”
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