Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Chapter 265: Alwin’s Wonder Tea

Chapter 265: Alwin’s Wonder Tea

"Don’t touch me!

Don’t even say my name anymore.

Let’s go back to addressing each other formally," Arabella said in anger as her tears began to fall even when she tried her best to stop them from falling.

She tried to break off from Ferdinand’s embrace but couldn’t, so she ended up just crying right there instead.

"No, I don’t want that."

Ferdinand spun around and held her against his chest.

She ended up crying in his arms when he was the reason she was feeling this terrible.

"I hate you," Arabella said bitterly.

It felt so terrible that she wanted him to know how angry she was.

She formerly thought she would just accept her punishment but she couldn’t.

She didn’t want him to get a concubine after all.

"No, please don’t.

Please slap me instead."

Ferdinand offered his face but she didn’t even have the energy for that so she just continued crying instead.

’Why am I even crying this much?

I said I should take this calmly and elegantly.’

"Arabella, I’m so sorry.

I just allowed her to hold me like that because I knew you were around.

You didn’t react at all when other princesses tried to flirt with me.

So when she hugged my arm, I didn’t push her away when I sensed your gaze.

I just wanted to know if you would get jealous even if just a bit and drive her off.

I’m truly sorry.

I shouldn’t have done that," Ferdinand explained as he stoked her hair.

Arabella gulped.

She was too angry, hurt, and disappointed earlier that she had unconsciously stopped listening to all of Ferdinand’s thoughts in fear of what she might hear.

’Is he speaking the truth?’

She finally looked Ferdinand in the eye.

He looked desperate to explain so she wondered if he was lying.

But what he said jived with what she saw in his mind.

Ferdinand came to pick her up since she was already two hours late for her supposed return time.

He had sensed Arabella’s presence even from afar and knew she was walking to the carriage.

But while he was waiting for her to arrive so they could go back together, Carmella suddenly came to speak with him.

Ferdinand thought it was about Arabella so he listened but Carmella suddenly began trying to seduce him and even hugged his arm.

Ferdinand was about to push Carmella away but when he realized Arabella was looking at them, he let Carmella cling to him to see how she would react.

Arabella had no reaction at all when other princesses tried to get his attention and flirt with him, so he wondered if Arabella would finally react to this.

Ferdinand was hoping Arabella would get jealous even in the least bit and scold Carmella or make her go away like how he usually drives off those who were interested in her.

But instead, Arabella agreed to Ferdinand getting a concubine like it was nothing.

It was why Ferdinand got angry as well.

He was hoping Arabella would get jealous but what he got was her agreement to him getting a concubine instead.

Arabella sighed in relief and rubbed her chest.

The aching had greatly lessened.

"I hate you," Arabella said weakly.

"No, you don’t," Ferdinand kissed her forehead and she pushed him away. But he held her tighter instead.

Ferdinand knew by now that Arabella didn’t mean it so he didn’t get as scared of those words as he used to.

"I’m really sorry for making you feel bad," Ferdinand comforted her in his arms.

Arabella sighed deeply once again.

It was so scary.

She thought Ferdinand really got tempted by that snake number two (Carmella).

No, she should probably be number one on her list now.

"Do you know just how furious I was?

She was my friend but I wanted to grab her hair and shove her face to the ground.

Now that I thought about it, I wanted to slap you a lot too and hit you with the heel of my shoes," Arabella glared at her husband.

"Oh, so you were jealous indeed but you were good at hiding it."

Ferdinand tried to stop smiling but he couldn’t.

"You can slap me now until your anger subsides.

The heel of your shoe is fine too but not on the face."

[She likes pretty men so I have to care of my face.]

’This damn bastard.

I was thinking of all sorts of things and here he was happy that I got so angry.’

"Ugh, I really hate you.

Don’t talk to me for a whole day.

No, make that a week.

You. Are. So. Annoying."

Arabella massaged her temples as she tried to calm all her emotions.

’Why am I so angry again?

What was I angry about?

Damn.

I really have to calm down.’

"That’s the third time you said you hate me today.

Please don’t say it anymore.

I promise I won’t do it again.

Can you punish me physically instead?

Not getting to speak with you is difficult.

Just not seeing you for a few hours is already terrible."

Ferdinand tried to soothe her anger by acting all sweet and she hated the fact that she was getting swayed so easily.

Alwin came with drinks made of relaxing tea as well and Ferdinand made her drink it.

It was so effective that she had to wonder if it was a magic potion instead.

Then she realized that it was Ofelia flowers tea mixed with something else.

Alwin thought she might be pregnant so he added something to ensure the tea was safe for the baby inside her in case she was already pregnant.

’Oh, so he thought I’m pregnant.

So he thought it was why I’m moody.

So he’s not complaining and bringing something like this of his own volition instead?’

Arabella sighed deeply as she felt herself calm down.

When she had another cup of tea, she felt a great sense of relief.

Even her fatigue from lack of sleep and exhaustion from dealing with her fellow royals the past few days melted away.

The tea was so effective.

No wonder it was effective even for Ferdinand.

Now Arabella didn’t even know why she got so angry earlier.

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*Arabella’s list of "snakes" to be wary of:

> Old:

1. Renee

2. Lucille

> New:

1. CARMELLA

2. Renee

3. Lucille