I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 128

Chapter 64.2

Despite her urging, Madam Elbas remained still, glancing down at me like a statue. Her irritation and anger were evident in her eyes. It was a look that clearly suggested she thought I was putting on a show. With narrowed eyes, she carefully inspected my skin as if trying to determine whether it was real or some kind of makeup.”

‘Even if she dies, she wouldn’t want to apologize to me.’

In the first place, she was the one who regarded Dimitri as filth. She was delusional with the thought that her children had died at the hands of Dimitri. So, she must have hated me for being Dimitri’s wife, and that was why she continued to quarrel with me.

Nevertheless, she had dug her own grave.

‘Dimitri’s birth mother and Dimitri are weak people who only fell into her hands, so it would be unacceptable for the strong to bow to me, who’s Dimitri’s person.’

Served her right.

The pain seemed to go away as the coolness inside easily suppressed the pain in my body. Was it because of catharsis? It felt like my endorphins were running wild. Because of that, I could open my eyes a little more clearly and look at Madam Elbas.

‘Why are you still standing stiff without apologizing?’

Unbeknownst to Grandmother Rosanne, I gazed at her with that look and smiled, and Madam Elbas widened her eyes.

“I need to call a doctor I can trust. Could it really be because of a pollen allergy? She may have gotten sick after eating something foolish on her own.”

Her breathing became a little rough as she spoke. It must have been stimulated by me. In the meanwhile, grandmother Rosanne glared at Madam Elbas like a ferocious beast.

“You couldn’t apologize right away?”

“Mother!”

“I thought you were wise. Don’t let me down, Cayetana.”

Grandmother Rosanne approached Madam Elbas menacingly.

“You know that I pressed Rowaine without saying anything despite your insistence earlier in order to stand on your side. The rules of a house are decided by the owner, it’s not a matter for others to discuss. Still, you broke the rules by being pushy, which resulted in this trouble.”

Then, she turned towards me.

“Rowaine, if Madam Elbas doesn’t apologize, tell the conduct guidance committee to hold a trial. You can request mediation in this matter under the pretext of ignoring the authority of her daughter-in-law, who inherited the title of Duchess by preceding her mother-in-law’s authority.”

At those words, a scream-like voice flowed from Madam Elbas’ mouth, who had been calm without ever raising her voice.

“Mother! Why are you doing this with such trivial things?”

As if she hadn’t expected Grandmother to bring up such things, Madam Elbas stared at her with a resentful face.

Still, Grandmother Rosanne turned her head away from her. So, in the end, Madam Elbas, who read her willingness not to let go of grandmother’s attitude, said to me as if she had made a big decision in the end.

“Please forgive me for my careless mistake, Rowaine. I’m so sorry. I went too far.”

I could see her jaw muscles contracting as she clenched her teeth tightly. Her pride seemed very wounded.

‘She must feel like she wants to die to bow her head to the wife of the child born by a concubine.’

Still, I didn’t feel any sympathy for her.

Because this was the price she paid for abusing and taking out her resentment by scapegoating the weaklings.

Dimitri’s mother was a slave. She was raped by the former Duke and made his concubine, where she had no will of her own. At the same time, Dimitri, who inherited hatred for his biological mother, was a child when he was abused by Madam Elbas… A child who wasn’t even born in his own right.

And today, Sasha, who almost fell victim to the hatred for Dimitri, was also an innocent child…

In other words, the anger, resentment, and vengeance that Madam Elbas now felt toward Dimitri and his people were emotions that should have been directed at the former Duke. However, by turning her attention away from the real culprit and choosing to vent her frustrations on weaker targets, she ignored others’ feelings and became no different from the previous duke, who had cheated on her.

‘This was an issue that should have been resolved by confronting the previous Duke. If Dimitri’s real mother had been sent away from Blois, he would’ve lived as an ordinary shapeshifter, unaware of Blois. I suppose Madam Elbas couldn’t dissuade her husband until he secured the right to the title.’

It was unfortunate, but that didn’t justify her taking her anger out on Dimitri. To me, she was now nothing more than an assailant, someone I could neither understand nor forgive.

“I’m tired.”

For all these reasons, I chose not to accept her apology, which she struggled to offer. I hadn’t done all this to hear her apology. I did it because I wanted to avenge Sasha by crushing her pride.”

“Everyone, please leave now. I want to rest.”

I’ve achieved my purpose.

Realizing my intentions, Madam Elbas trembled, her expression twisting as if she had been utterly mocked.”

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