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.
Ferdinand thought it was about the height difference.
Sometimes, it was indeed the height. But mostly, it was simply because society was used to ladies wearing heels.
It was the norm for ladies to wear heels especially on important occasions so Arabella as the Empress always had to wear one.
Only when she was just in her room at night could she wear comfortable shoes or slip ins. But if it was morning she would still wear shoes especially in her outer chambers where she receives visitors.
Her inner chambers were her only comfort where she could wear anything she pleases.
Arabella does love wearing them though since it fits her clothes. All her dresses were long so she had to wear heels to ensure she would not be stepping on her clothes or have to lift them all the time.
Likewise, she's already used to them. However, her feet still hurt from them, especially from the ones that were heavy since she had to carry their weight.