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.
Never A Bother
"Ferdinand," Arabella called out but there was no response just like last time.
Just seeing his face made her want to embrace him and be held in his arms. Everyday, she wanted to come and see him here, just gaze at him for a bit and maybe sneak a kiss or two. But he might get distracted by her presence, so she didn't dare.
She focused all her energy and longing at work so Ferdinand and Raymond would at least feel at ease and be able to focus since their work from the Imperial Palace were mostly taken care of.
Ferdinand was fine with heading where there was war in the past because Raymond had always been there to take care of matters. Alwin was there to go back and forth to transport Ferdinand's workload from the palace to wherever he was.
The ministers were not causing a ruckus despite both Ferdinand and Raymond's absence since they thought Ferdinand was still on the way back to Valeria with Arabella.
Meanwhile, Riley was in Riva pretending as Raymond.