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.
"It's true that Alwin told us not to go back to Valeria if he's not yet back but the time we agreed about was a week to a month. And that time is up. I also don't want anything wrong to happen so I will have Rowan with us along with Riley so we're not compromising on safety either."
It was because of those magicians who were still roaming around in Eliora.
They had used the humanoid monster as a distraction last time to try and abduct Arabella, but they failed to break the barrier Alwin made.
Ferdinand and Alwin were both wary of those.
"It's also better to help Duke Olivier now while the situation is not yet that complicated. If something happens to him, you won't be able to legally adopt that child."
"Adopt?" Arabella tilted her head.
"Weren't you planning to adopt him from the Duke?"