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.
Suspicions
Arabella also learned from their thoughts that since what Blanca knew about humans was several hundred years ago, she was also set to be re-educated about humanity.
Blanca would also learn about how the current society functions in Valeria and beyond so she would not commit mistakes and implicate Arabella and Ferdinand if she was ever brought with them outside the Empire.
"We will also pretend that I am his fiancée," Blanca said and Arabella was surprised. She glanced at Alwin and he was no longer trying to run away from Blanca.
'Oh, did they get to know each other and got closer the past few days?'
"Pretend?" Arabella asked.
Blanca and Alwin explained that they would pretend to be engaged to drive off their admirers or at least make them think the two were in a relationship and already had marriage plans.
It was a proposition from Blanca and she somehow managed to convince Alwin to agree with it.