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.
Family Reunion
Arabella got busy overseeing the maids and butlers unpacking while Ferdinand got busy with the knights.
She also rechecked that all the gifts for the royals from other kingdoms arrived in Medeus safe and sound. Thankfully, everything was alright so they could begin sending out the gifts later.
Arabella also checked how Alfredo and the chefs were doing since she had invited her parents for lunch.
The preparations were going well since the chefs were motivated to impress her parents so they would not think Arabella was eating unpleasant food in Valeria. They prepared both Valerian and Lobelian cuisine to show off what they can do and let her parents know that they were willing to change and adapt to their Empress' taste.
By lunchtime, Arabella's parents were right on time. And they arrived with her older brother Benjamin. He indeed traveled to Medeus with them.
Ferdinand was the first to greet them since he was already outside with the knights.