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.
"Are you sure you are not angry with me?" Ferdinand inquired.
She thought he would be angry at her since even though it was unintentional, she ignored him for an hour.
And yet, here he was asking if she was angry at him instead.
[It did cross my mind.
For her not to notice me at all, I had to wonder if I unknowingly did something that made her angry, so she was ignoring me.
Like how she didn't even want to talk to me when I made her jealous last time.]
'He did think I was doing it intentionally,' Arabella internally cried.
"I'm not.
Why would I be angry?
I swear, I was just focused on work.
I didn't mean to ignore you like that," Arabella tried to convince him.
"So, you simply did not notice me this whole time?" he asked, and Arabella flinched.
It was the truth.
But it sounded so cruel now that she was hearing it.
"Y-yes," she felt so bad about it.