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.
Allies for Now
"I was powerless, Alwin.
I didn't have this mind-reading ability to know the truth everyone was hiding.
I didn't have memories of a past life that would tell me this and that, or something I could use as my basis for future actions.
I thought I had nothing.
That I had no power of my own.
And I thought my family had betrayed me.
Thus, I never asked for their help and resorted to plotting.
I thought I was all by myself.
And I didn't know what else to do so I simply maximized what I thought I could use back then," Arabella replied to Alwin's question.
That made Alwin silent since he actually understood that much.
"I regret cheating on Ferdinand.
And I don't plan on doing it now, so you don't have to worry about it.
And you were mistaken in believing I never loved Ferdinand.
I fell in love with him just a few days after the wedding.
And I soon forgot about Andrew and longed for Ferdinand.
I had sleepless nights thinking of how to make him a bit less cold to me.