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 naive 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 son. 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 right beside her. 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 doesn’t matter. Because there is only one thing she needed to do. “I will ruin you in this lifetime too,” that was her hateful promise to herself upon realizing she was reborn. And in her second life, Arabella was bestowed a gift to uncover the truth. Who was wrong and who was right? Only time will tell.
Division of Labor
For the other assistants, Arabella would choose one from each of the most powerful families in Valeria since she had to get them as allies.
Getting one assistant from each of the main houses would help her to get closer to them.
As a vast empire, Valeria had several kingdoms, duchies, marquessates, counties, and smaller territories in it.
It especially increased during Ferdinand's time as he was often on the battlefield conquering this and that ever since he was fifteen.
After all, Ferdinand was Emperor for thirteen years now while Raymond was Prime Minister for five years.
Ferdinand became the Emperor when he was ten years old after both of his parents died.
Raymond's father, the younger sibling of the Former Emperor, remained as the Prime Minister until Ferdinand turned eighteen and the seat was succeeded by Raymond. Since then, Ferdinand became even more active in war and the Empire further widened.