Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
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.
Do Not Ever Say Yes
Rendell apologized to Arabella for not being able to protect her. He said he should have been able to sense something was wrong. He was standing close by when it happened but he did not notice anything amiss.
But even Arabella who could hear thoughts was not able to notice that something was wrong. She figured that the one who poisoned her was probably not in the event so she did not hear their thoughts at all.
Though he was caught and was temporarily imprisoned until they find more evidence, the waiter who gave her the wine was probably ignorant that it had poison in it.
"It wasn't your fault. It happened so suddenly," Arabella tried to reassure Rendell but he still kept apologizing. He only left the room when Arabella accepted his apology. He also promised to protect her as best he can in the future.
Arabella did not doubt his words at all. In her past life, Rendell had saved her from several poisoning attempts in Riva. No one succeeded because he was her guard.