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.
Lurking Traitors
Arabella was troubled since if the next Duke of Ryvaleh would be Narcissa's close-minded father, things would turn difficult since Ryvaleh held much influence in the social circle.
But then again, the nobles were not idiots. Even if the way he thinks influences them, if they realize that The Crown and even the Prime Minister are against it, they will not follow blindly either.
Arabella also knew that there were traitors lurking in the Ryvaleh Household.
In her past life Ryvaleh was one of the households who tried to make Raymond the Emperor. Because they were closer to him than to Ferdinand, they thought putting him in power would be better for them.
Then, when Icarus and the Secret Alliance attacked Valeria, Ryvaleh was also one of the houses that surrendered immediately. There were also people from Ryvaleh who already had internal arrangements with them.