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.
Let Me In on Important Matters [Bonus chapter]
Ferdinand ended up apologizing since the Valerians were his people. He felt bad that his wife was getting rumored like this here.
After all, Arabella was loved by the people in Lobelius. Rumors like this about her did not flourish there.
But she's the Empress here now, Valerians were her people too.
Meaning, she should also help in managing people who spread gossip like this. And she just recalled there was something she could use for a situation like this.
'Right. I can use them.'
Arabella recalled the publishing company she worked with in her previous life. They had gone bankrupt and were in dire straights then.
She helped them out of their debts in exchange for working solely for her. She had hired them to control the spread of information in Valeria. They used facts and rumors alike to worsen the discontent of the people and intensify the civil war.
They were just the people she needed now. She used them for evil before, but she could use them for a good cause instead.