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.
"Then, why did you still hide it from me? You should have informed me about it first," Ferdinand chided gently this time.
"Are you still angry?" Arabella pouted. She might not be able to take another set of scolding if he raised his voice again. She might just get depressed and lock herself up in her room.
"No, I'm not angry anymore," Ferdinand reassured quickly. "But why did you have to hide your meeting from me?"
"I just wanted to help you and be useful. I didn't want to bother you if there was nothing important we would gain from it, so I met Princess Seraphina first," Arabella explained her side, relieved that he was not cutting her off this time.
"You are indeed a workaholic. You do not need to try so hard to be of help or be useful. You are already helping so much. Isn't the Empire already overusing you with all the work you are doing?" Ferdinand sighed.
"Haha, I'm just doing my part," Arabella chuckled at how Ferdinand worded it.