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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 naive 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 son. 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 right beside her. 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.

Athena_Varinder · Fantasy
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Overconfidence and Pride

Arabella and her companions also learned one of the reasons why pieces of information about what was happening in Prudencia did not go out.

At the start of his guidance, Gulliver acted all nice and responsible. He directed the oldest heir of Prudencia to hire capable young men and women in the palace.

Thus, the sons and daughters of a lot of the nobles in Prudencia were all gathered to work for the palace.

The nobles have doubts about Gulliver since he was also a knight who participated in the war. However, everything worked smoothly at first so the nobles trusted Gulliver.

But then, one day, taxes were raised. Soon "tribute" began to be collected as well. The nobles complained but Gulliver threatened them.

One of the most powerful nobles in Prudencia continued to raise concerns, and one day, his oldest son was found dead.

It was a warning from Gulliver.

The nobles quickly asked their children to resign from their posts in the palace but it was too late.