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.
Cornered and Manipulated [Bonus chapter]
[How can a river dry up in a matter of months? The dryad has only gone asleep because she's gotten so weak after the forest was burned. But it shouldn't hinder the growth of new trees and plants. It seems there's more to this. The magician from earlier must be involved. He seemed to have a lot of mana for a human.] Ferdinand thought.
'A magician can even affect drought? They can manipulate things to go this far?!!' Arabella was shocked. But then again, she recalled Alwin even made it rain in the entirety of Riva in her past life.
"The rain barely came too until it didn't fall once even in spring. The summer became hotter and the winters became colder. It made the situation in Safiro even worse," Nadia continued.
The former fertile lands that were now unproductive were easily abandoned by the nobles from Dempsey since there was nothing to gain from it anymore.
Meanwhile, Safiro was left with no source of food and water.