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.
They agreed to meet later in her room once their work for today was complete.
Once Ferdinand was gone, Arabella began doing some paperwork. It was always better to work on the documents as soon as possible to prevent it from piling up even more.
Arabella had just completed a pile when there was a knock on her door.
"Your Majesty, we came to report."
It was her maids.
"Yes, come in."
Only when she replied did they finally enter. All five of them were here and Blanca looked the most energetic-looking among them. She was so enthusiastic since she was new. Likewise, she was excited to be doing something different after sleeping for several hundred years.
Meanwhile, Carla, Eunice, Irene, and Aletha were showing signs of exhaustion since they had to choose gifts from so many items that were given to Arabella.
"How was it? Were you able to choose gifts for Lobelius Palace?" Arabella inquired and eyed all of them.