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… I did not intend to do that, Your Majesty. I simply had no choice but to punish Ivan. He is a cheater. He cheated during the selection. He should not be your assistant. He doesn't deserve to be in his position, so I was trying to remove him so Your Majesty would not be troubled," Narcissa changed her story this time.
'You are the one creating trouble for me,' Arabella internally facepalmed.
[Instead of apologizing for her actions, she's shamelessly shifting the blame?!] Rowan frowned.
"What do you mean a cheater?" Arabella asked to see what Narcissa would say.
"I believe he cheated during the selection. How else could he have answered and done everything so quickly and perfectly? It was too suspicious."
"No one would be able to do any form of cheating during the selection. His Majesties knights were there to ensure that didn't happen. His Eminence was also there to watch over everyone to ensure nothing of that sort happened," Arabella reminded.