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.
"Oh, I almost forgot. There would be more fireflies in the garden. Shall we go to the garden so you can get a closer look at them?" Ferdinand asked and he smiled when Arabella's answer was obvious before she even said a word.
"I'd love to," Arabella quickly rose.
She'd love to see the fireflies a bit more closely. It was also about time they stopped kissing or Ferdinand would be too into it and long to go further. She was grateful he provided the distraction himself.
Ferdinand blinked repeatedly as he looked back and forth from her to his empty lap.
[Wait, she's on my lap and in my arms just now. I could have waited until she's stops me from kissing her again before suggesting the garden. Why did I go and stop everything myself?! We could have kissed more.]
'Too late for that.'
Arabella almost laughed as Ferdinand kept regretting and scolding himself. She kissed him on the cheek to stop his inner dilemma.