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.
A Dark Affair
Dimo never liked his stepmother so he called him Aunt Sonia instead of "Mother".
His mother was irreplaceable to him so he did not want to call someone else as his mother. He still treated Sonia with respect though despite how she treated him. He also fully believed that Brent and Monica were his siblings.
But that night, Dimo also overheard that his supposed siblings were the head butler's children.
Sonia and the head butler already had a relationship even before she married Dimo's father. Sonia married Duke Olivier for their riches and properties.
And the two adults were planning to have another child hoping for another boy.
The head butler was his father's cousin so the resemblance was ignored. It could be said that Brent and Monica got it from the Duke instead of the head butler.
Thus, Dimo nor his father never suspected it. Moreover, the head butler had a wife of his own but she was apparently barren.