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.
When they went to her study, the two still looked pale and they were not able to do as much work as they could usually do given the amount of time that passed. They were distracted by the events earlier.
"Greetings to Your Majesty," they rose and bowed stiffly. Even more so when Ferdinand as well.
"Ivan Meyer, you just witnessed and are about to learn more about things you should have never known. Swear with your life that you will never reveal this to anyone," Ferdinand began.
He sounded like he was making a threat, so Ivan tensed even more than he already was.
[I wish I wasn't here when it happened!] Ivan internally cried.
"Ivan, that wasn't a threat. His Majesty only meant that this is a very important matter.