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.
"Icarus?!"
Arabella couldn't help but utter his name in surprise. Her voice was barely audible but audible enough.
'Huh? Did he say my name too?'
The way Icarus' lips moved looked like he said her name. But she couldn't hear it due to the sound of the horses' hooves and the carriage wheels.
The carriage slowly passed by Icarus and his entourage and Arabella was sure their eyes met.
For some reason, Icarus looked so surprised to see her. Or was he looking at something else?
Arabella thought Icarus never again attended a single Assembly in Medeus ever since attending it with his father when he was young.
In her past life, Icarus thought of attending the Assembly as a huge waste of time since everyone was full of pretense and lies.
Just like Ferdinand, Icarus didn't like attending events like this. He would rather do all the work he had in Reverio.
Thus, Icarus always just sent representatives to join the Assemblies in Medeus.
'But why is he here now?'