Falling for his warm touch despite his usual coldness, she loved him only to be disappointed and betrayed in the end. When love turns to darkness, it festers to be poisonous and consumes the soul. The naïve Arabella evolved. *** “Thank you for becoming my wife,” was her cold husband’s last words before he died, coupled with a smile that had never before graced his lips. Not on their wedding day. And not even at the birth of their only child. Emperor Ferdinand, someone Arabella loved so much, killed their son. She became a villainess and vowed revenge for her beloved child. For a decade, she used everything she could to make Ferdinand pay. Until finally… he fell to ruin! With her revenge complete, Arabella's life soon ended with her dead husband in her arms. But fate wasn’t done playing with her. All of a sudden, she was back two decades ago right after their wedding. Was it a curse or a blessing? It didn’t matter. Because there is only one thing she needed to do. “I will ruin you in this lifetime too!” This was her hateful promise to herself upon realizing she was reborn. But in her second life, Arabella was unexpectedly bestowed a gift to uncover the truth. Who was wrong and who was right? Only time will tell.
'I knew he would say this,' Arabella did not need to convince him at all. She simply had to present the facts they learned in the meeting.
"Thank you," Arabella smiled happily and gave him another peck on the lips. She hugged him and settled her head against his chest, relieved that she did not have to worry about this anymore.
Just as she had expected, Ferdinand would agree to the proposal once he learns that what they would gain was the location of the remaining Prudencians in Crux.
[She's this delighted about it? I just wanted to have the remaining Prudencians return home as soon as possible since it had taken longer than expected. She must have been worrying about them a lot for her to be reacting like this… Wait, did she think I would reject this?]
"Did you think I would say no?" Ferdinand cocked his head to the side. He gently lifted her chin up to meet her gaze.