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.
"Where is Riley? Why hasn't he returned here once?" Zion inquired.
[They were not informed?!]
The magician was wide-eyed at Zion's question.
"My apologies, we thought you were aware. He was suddenly summoned by His Eminence. He was assigned to go to Marquess Heron's estate. We haven't received a word from him since," the magician reported.
Zion and Arabella frowned deeply at that, feeling more sense of dread.
"This seems to be bigger than we originally thought since he even summoned Riley who was supposed to be leading the search party.
Alwin didn't like things not going according to plan so he would not change things without notice unless it's an emergency," Zion concluded.
"Indeed. Alwin would have notified everyone first but he didn't," Arabella agreed with Zion's thoughts.