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 see. List everything your territory will need and submit them to Minister Alphonse," Ferdinand said and the count sighed in relief.
Minister Alphonse as the Head Minister of Winter Preparedness and Risk Reduction was tasked with instances like this. However, the other ministers would also help depending on what Count Gallia's territory needed.
Ferdinand did not need to discuss this further with the other ministers since he already knew in advance the territories that would seek help.
Raymond had already submitted a report about those who suffered losses this year so that they could help those who were in need in the Empire.
Ferdinand had sent more people in disguise to track what was going on in the Empire after Arabella's visits last time.
He was too mortified after everything Arabella witnessed back then and did not want her to see such things again because he failed to learn about what was going on in the empire.