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.
The Queens asked Arabella how she was doing in Valeria and how she was treated.
Everything she said was of course, positive. All that she said was the truth anyway. Everyone in the palace treated her well. There were nasty rumors about her among the nobles but everyone in the palace was polite to her. Even Alwin, though he was rude in his head.
But instead of believing her, the Queens wondered if Ferdinand threatened her not to reveal anything bad about him.
The Queens had already even heard about the rumors about her having affairs and making a harem in order to get back at Ferdinand for leaving her all alone after just a month of being with her.
Arabella realized the Queens had their own spies planted in Valeria. And most were among the merchants. They enter as just merchants on the surface but they also sold information about the Empire.