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.
I'm Not That Terrible
'Is this what happened to me and Ferdinand in my previous life? We both assumed things about each other and those who knew otherwise never tried to correct it?'
If so, then all the more reason for Arabella to let Ferdinand know what truly happened with the river nymph Ara.
But she could not tell him the name and appearance either since once she informs him, he would figure out that Ara may have been Arabella in the past life. And once he knows it could have been her, he would likely feel several times more guilty about what he did back then.
Arabella didn't want to make him feel too terrible about it. She only wanted him to know that the river nymph he lived with, loved him and waited for his return. Somehow, she felt that the anger and frustration she was feeling would subside once she did so.
"She only realized that her hints and feelings did not reach you when you told her you were to go back home. Do you recall the time she hugged you when you said you would leave soon?"