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.
[No, he sent us a message while he was in Medeus saying he would have very important guests visit the duchy once he returned. And yesterday, suddenly, he said those guests would come today. I thought, perhaps it was someone from the Loranne royalty. But it was royalty from Valeria instead. Does this mean they had the chance to talk while they were in Medeus?]
Sonia got even more nervous as she thought about the possibilities of what they could have talked about in Medeus.
[Ugh, that child is truly dead, right? Why is he still giving me a headache even now? If he suddenly comes back, what am I to do? Brent must be the heir.]
Arabella stared at Sonia when she heard that thought. Sonia straightened up and fixed her expression.
[Did the Empress just frown at me?]
"Oh my, where are my manners? Serve our guest some refreshments," Sonia called out to their maids instead of the Head Butler.