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.
"It's just that there were bad rumors about me when His Majesty and I just got married. Haha," Arabella tried to laugh it off and change the topic.
But with both Raymond and Ferdinand looking at her, she could not.
Alwin did not even try to help her and just busied himself with his meal.
[You brought that on yourself.] Alwin thought.
Arabella wanted to step on his foot but she could not reach it.
"Ah, I see the bad rumors," Raymond nodded his head in understanding.
"Why? Are there still people spreading bad rumors about you? I thought they already stopped after I made that edict," Ferdinand frowned.
"What edict?" Arabella tilted her head and Ferdinand looked away. His ears turned red.
"I just remembered I have something to talk about with the elders," Ferdinand said and left their table before Arabella could reply.