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.
Arabella left the father and son and had food delivered to Dimo's room. The Duke would stay there for the night to listen to his son's story and comfort him.
Meanwhile, Arabella headed to the dining hall where Ferdinand was already waiting for her.
"How did it go?" Ferdinand inquired despite already figuring it out from the smile on her lips.
"Everything went well. Thank you for lending Alwin and letting Dimo stay," Arabella gave her husband a peck on the cheek.
[This feels so nice.]
"Anything for you," Ferdinand responded before capturing her lips for a brief kiss. He thankfully learned now to just give pecks every now and then.
[Ugh, just please don't let her cheat on you in broad daylight then go rampaging in Estrella. I could still remember how many barriers we had to put up every time so the damage would not go to other islands.] Alwin made an annoyed face due to knowing just how this 'anything' could go.
'Oh, he actually went on a rampage.'