
When I was born, a wandering Taoist sage prophesied that I was the Woman of Destiny, a rarity seen once a century, blessed with the aura of a true dragon. Whomever I married would become the future True Dragon Emperor. In my past life, I helped my childhood sweetheart, the Third Prince, Adrian Valerius, ascend to the position of Crown Prince step by step. I thought we shared a harmonious union, that he would grant me the position of Empress and protect me for life. But on our wedding day, my half-sister, Isabelle Fairfax, ran in crying, claiming she was the true Woman of Destiny. He coldly drove her away and completed the wedding with me. The next day, I received news that my half-sister had fallen into a river and drowned. He showed no grief, instead cursing that she deserved to die. But when I was eight months pregnant, he bound me naked in the snow, looking at me with venomous hatred. 'I've long known that Isabelle was the Woman of Destiny! It was you, you venomous usurper, who killed her!' 'If not to avenge Isabelle, why would I feign compliance with you!' The child in my womb suffocated and died, and I perished full of hatred amidst the vast snow. When I opened my eyes again,…