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.
Accusation
The chefs promised they would do their best to make up for it once Alfredo, the Head Chef, and Arabella were back.
Thus, Ivan had been cooking his own food recently. But going out of the palace to buy ingredients made him an easier target.
"It was then that she began having me beaten up and repeatedly told me to quit."
Ivan told them how Narcissa had him captured by her people and had him brought somewhere that looked like an empty storehouse and had him beaten up.
Because Ivan always finished quickly during the selection no matter the tasks or tests given, Narcissa seemed to have ended up believing he had somehow gotten his hands on the questionnaires beforehand or had read the instructions about the tasks early on, so he was able to do everything so quickly.
Ivan told her that he had no connections whatsoever and he had no intentions nor need to do such a thing.
But Narcissa did not believe him no matter how many times he said he did not cheat during the selection.