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.
Arabella watched as Nadia pinched her hand. She doesn't seem convinced and pinched her cheeks next trying to see if she would feel pain.
Nadia frowned when she felt all of it.
[This dream is too realistic. I should wake up already. Why would the Emperor and Empress be concerned with a territory as small as Safiro? We are just a speck of dust in the vast Empire. I'm hoping for too much just because I got hired.]
Nadia slapped both of her cheeks and they turned reddish pink.
"Nadia, what are you doing?" Arabella asked and Nadia flinched.
"Uhm, Your Majesty, I'm not dreaming, am I?" Nadia dared to ask.
"You are not. Rest assured that Safiro would be fine now that we know what had been happening there," Arabella smiled.
"Is Safiro truly saved now?" Nadia asked; her eyes filled with fear that she would wake up and this was just a dream. That Safiro would still keep suffering.
"Yes, we will do our best for that to happen," Arabella assured her.