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.
Just a Little Taste of Freedom
Nadia and her siblings' priorities were food and medicine for the people and getting as many children as possible out of Safiro.
They also began sneaking some adults with them since they needed some help in earning money for food and expenses the more children they sneaked from Safiro.
Soon Nadia's brothers were also able to buy houses in other territories and lived there with former warriors whom they helped escape from Safiro.
The former warriors worked with them as mercenaries. Meanwhile, those who would work as farmers sneaked to Cordelia and stayed in one of the Count's residences and worked on his farm.
With more hands working for food and expenses of the children and for people in their territory, the situation in Safiro gradually became better.
They were able to eat proper meals in secret, have clean clothing and blankets at their homes, and have some stock of medicine.