Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress
Chapter 373: Alwin’s Revelation

And Alwin revealed something that highly affected her future in this life.

"I will be gone for a while," Alwin began.

"Why? Where are you going?"

Arabella wondered why Alwin would leave at such a crucial time.

"Since Evania already knows about Fatima and Chester, I will go to her birthplace to get someone to fetch her.

She’s an important figure back there so His Majesty and I cannot just eliminate her.

It might cause a war between Eliora and the other continent I mentioned before," Alwin revealed.

"What?!

What do you mean?

Can you explain so I can understand?"

Arabella was shocked by this piece of news.

"You do know that your maid’s goal right now is to eliminate Chester and Fatima, right?

"Yes," Arabella nodded.

"I’m not sure I should tell you about this since it also involves your parents.

Would you still like to know?"

Alwin hesitated.

"It’s alright.

I think I already have a bit of a clue from what I have heard from Chester and Fatima’s thoughts," Arabella knew her mother must be involved.

"I see. Then I hope you can bear with this story.

In the past life, Evania still did plan to kill them.

But first, she wanted to steal Chester away from Fatima.

She wanted Fatima to know what it felt like for her husband to completely hate and disdain her just as she had experienced as Evelyn.

She planned to get Chester’s love using your body.

I believe you understood this much."

"Yes," Arabella nodded yet again.

She knew now that Renee was not merely obsessed with beauty.

And she had an inkling that Renee did not just choose her because of that.

"You were indeed the fairest lady in Eliora.

However, with King Chester’s behavior, she could have picked anyone who was beautiful as well.

But she wanted Chester’s love.

And Chester had only been in love with one woman.

And he had been obsessed with her for a while.

She did not know who it was when she was still Evelyn.

But after she met Marcus, she learned that it was your mother, Queen Ofelia."

Alwin told her that when Chester was still a prince, he chased Arabella’s mother quite seriously.

"Queen Ofelia, then still a princess, was beginning to get close to Chester when something happened that turned her off and made her marry your father instead."

Alwin hesitated again since he just revealed that Arabella’s parents did not marry for love.

It was out of necessity.

Arabella always thought her parents were lovebirds.

But it seems she was quite wrong.

"Do you know why Chester hated Evelyn so much?" Alwin tested her.

"Because of her family’s demands?"

From Renee’s story, that was what she could figure out.

"Yes, that was one of the reasons.

But that wasn’t all.

It was because they made your mother fear and hate him," Alwin said and Arabella gulped.

"What do you mean?"

"Evelyn’s family, the Leonharts were the ones who assassinated the first prince.

It was because the first prince was too strong and would not bend to their will even if they gave their support.

The first prince was strong enough to be king even without them.

Thus, they eliminated him in order for Chester who had no plans to fight for the crown to be king.

But despite killing the first prince, Chester was still not interested in the crown because he wanted to be able to marry the love of her life, then Princess Ofelia."

Chester was apparently a kindhearted and pure man before.

He only wanted to be married to his beloved and live quietly.

But the Leonharts needed someone they could manipulate among the Zygos royal family and Chester was the best target.

With the Ravenhills gaining power, the Leonharts were pressured not to be overshadowed.

Thus, they did all they could to stay in power.

"When your mother was about to give her answer to Chester, the Leonharts added something to his drinks.

And when he woke up the next day, he had committed a crime he regretted for the rest of his life."

Arabella was wide-eyed at Alwin’s revelation.

The Leonharts apparently made Chester lose all sense of control using a potion they made Marcus create.

On the day her mother was supposed to say yes to Chester, she got terrified of him instead.

Chester forced her to sleep with him.

Chester was horrified when he found out, but he could no longer be forgiven no matter what he said.

Out of fear for him, her mother accepted marriage with one of her suitors who accepted her no matter what, it was Arabella’s father.

The incident became a tightly kept secret.

"Chester insisted to marry her since what happened bore fruit, but your mother still refused, and your father was willing to take responsibility in his place."

"Bore fruit?!

Are you saying my brother Benjamin is Chester’s son?!!!" Arabella gawked at Alwin.

"No. He is your father’s son," Alwin corrected.

Arabella sighed in relief and rubbed her chest.

"Your mother suffered from depression and trauma while she was pregnant.

Her body was not able to take it and had a premature birth.

The child did not survive."

Arabella turned pale.

She felt a lump in her throat.

No wonder she hated Chester even at first sight. He was someone who had caused so much harm to her mother.

However, he was also a victim. And that made it even more difficult.

She did not know her mother had such a terrible experience.

No wonder she was keen on Arabella marrying someone who could protect her, not simply someone she loved.

"Chester also knew of this and was even more brokenhearted.

And at his weakest point, the Leonharts offered the deal to make him king in exchange for the lives of his other siblings.

He had no choice but to accept since he did not want to lose any more people important to him.

This was why he could never accept Evelyn even if she was the prettiest lady out there or had a pure heart and soul," Alwin revealed.