After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

A light, ethereal musical prelude seemed to capture all the past. Another early autumn in the garden; back then, my eyes were purer than the azure sky.

Never ask why people change, and never ask whether an honest heart can remain unchanged.

As memories of the three siblings flooded his mind, Frank felt as if he were in a dream. The music from his memory reappeared, distorting the colors of his childhood, leaving only a dirty, clean mess.

If loneliness is a deadly poison, then power is the most alluring catalyst.

After reaching the pinnacle of power, Frank understood many things. The world was summed up in two words: need.

The old king needed a good successor, so he poured all his love into the eldest prince.

Could the successor be someone else? Frank proved that it was entirely possible.

The kingdom needs a next king, and most of them don't care who the successor is.

And what does the king need?

Just as nobles need cheap labor from commoners, a king only needs others to serve him, and he doesn't care who the nobles or commoners are.

Or rather, he didn't dare to care.

Are there really such big differences between people? Are he really so different from the eldest prince? Why are some people able to have their needs met, while most others never find contentment in their entire lives?

Frank gradually found the answer to this question after observing the implementation of the new policies in the Northern Territory.

In fact... in a stable country, who is who, or what kind of people they are, is not important at all.

You get a job because someone needs someone else to do the work; whether you are the one doing the work is completely irrelevant.

Some are born into nobility, some are born to receive all the love and pampering, some are allocated more resources, and some have all their needs endlessly satisfied.

Many more are born slaves, but most of them are aware of it but remain silent. Instead, they revel in the unfair distribution that the upper class considers insignificant, and feel smug as beneficiaries.

Having understood all this, Frank began to learn to accept the hatred of others.

The people don't hate him for no reason, but the crown on his head destined him to be the greatest injustice in the kingdom.

Imagine a family in a disadvantaged environment, driven to the brink of ruin. What would the father, in a desperate act, gain if he successfully saved his family?

A: He will be handed over to the king and punished by law.

The more Frank governed the country, the more troubled and worried he became. Too many unexplained events were piling up in his heart, making him eager to do his best to change everything.

Although the Duke of Oswald's influence played a part... in any case, he was also someone who suffered unfair treatment.

But Frank truly couldn't understand this extraordinary woman, Diana.

He truly couldn't understand what immense injustice Diana had suffered since birth that made her hate everyone around her so much.

The old king never mistreated her; the eldest prince regarded her as a sister, the kingdom's only princess; Frank also regarded her as a sister, the kingdom's only princess.

It could be said that the princess was like an ironclad fortress, while the kings came and went. Even if there were fierce battles within the palace, her palace would never be stained with a single drop of blood.

Sometimes, when Frank sees himself in his past life, completely trusting Diana and taking whatever information she wanted, he can't help but slap himself.

孽 孽!

Time flies, and today is Princess Diana's birthday. Frank wants to spend more time with this cursed incarnation and his own sister, hoping to gather some intelligence along the way.

Frank had hired Diana's favorite band and decorated her favorite garden. He picked up his wine glass and looked at Diana, who seemed lost in thought or perhaps daydreaming.

"You still don't want to say anything?"

Diana turned around and gave a cold snort. "Is my brother planning to release me?"

Frank, who suddenly didn't want to speak, could only take a sip of his drink with a headache and say in a more serious tone, "Diana, you need to understand that becoming the embodiment of the curse won't solve any problems, and you won't gain freedom by unleashing the curse."

"Whether I can do it or not, Brother Wang, just wait and see." After saying that, Diana frowned, her expression indignant, and slammed her hand on the table.

"And I'll say it again, I didn't use the Wishing Star!"

"What time is it? Still talking nonsense?" Frank put down his glass, his anger rising. The truth was already obvious, yet she still wouldn't utter a single word of the truth.

Frank, displaying his authority, rebuked, "Didn't you know Maria turned into a monster? Didn't you see Lilith cursing you in the palace? If you haven't used that Wishing Star you're wearing, wish to leave this place right now!"

Diana turned her head away, wanting to speak but unable to refute. She had discovered earlier than anyone else that the Wishing Star could not be used.

The last time she was trapped in the Northern Territory by Oswald was just before Paul came to take her away.

Clutching the Wishing Star, she first prayed for Oswald's sudden death, then for unparalleled power, and finally even made the humble wish of being teleported back to the royal city.

The Wishing Star remains completely silent.

What else do you want her to say? What's the point of all this probing?

She definitely didn't use the Wishing Star in her previous life, and she didn't even know how her previous life ended.

In any case, she simply closed her eyes and opened them again, and she was transported to the royal palace. If she were to make a wish, she would only think about how to turn the tide of war, and would never use it to rewind time.

"Take that damned war you fought in the last life," Frank said, raising his hand to summon a servant. He then solemnly ordered, "Go and invite our princess's good friend, Miss Annie."

Regardless of what they were still hiding, based on Annie's detailed testimony, Frank deduced from intelligence from various sources that Diana was the one who traveled back in time during the great war.

At the time, there were only two people who couldn't explain whether the Wishing Star had been used: Annie and Diana.

Lilith and Maria, who are already cursed, need no further explanation, and Nicole, whose Wishing Star was stolen, also lacks the conditions to activate it.

The Wishing Stars that are passed down and inherited in the human kingdoms, once they have chosen a master, cannot be used by anyone other than ordinary people or even other holders of the Wishing Stars.

But if it were Annie who went back in time, that would be incredibly stupid.

So you'll be arrested on the spot by Oswald when you get back, huh? You're too lazy to die on the battlefield, so you decide to give yourself a quick death.

Why did she choose to return to the day when Oswald liquidated the Marquis's mansion? Was it to try and win Oswald over with love?

To put it bluntly, doesn't she have any idea how Oswald really sees her?

The music continued, and the two sat in the garden, enjoying the gentle autumn breeze, until Annie arrived.

Annie bowed calmly, appearing neither happy nor sad, but after exchanging a glance with Diana, a hint of surprise and helplessness appeared in her eyes.

Is it finally their turn? It seems... Lilith has been taken care of too.

Frank had someone bring over benches. Although they were mentally ill, they were at least loyal to the king in their previous life. Let's talk about their hearts; we can't argue about their actions.

As Annie sat down with a touch of melancholy, she heard Diana suddenly speak.

"Annie, tell me clearly, in my previous life, was it really me who activated the Wishing Star and turned back time?"

Annie was stunned. "Girls, what time is it? The curse has already erupted twice, and you're still worrying about this?"

And do you even know that our little group back then almost universally assumed that it was you who went back in time?