I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 129

Chapter 65.1

Even after Madam Elbas left, Grandmother Rosanne stayed a little longer. She sat down on the chair beside the bed after everyone went outside. While she was holding herself upright, she seemed exhausted because of her decrepit body.

“You’ve gone through such hardship. Now, stop and take the cure.”

I thought grandmother had forgotten what Tyra had said of her and told her again.

“Tyra said I couldn’t take the medicine during pregnancy…”

“I know you’re not pregnant, so that means you can take medication.”

“….!”

I swallowed my dry saliva quietly, trying not to show my surprised expression. However, the silence was prolonged as I didn’t know what to say.

Grandmother Rosanne eventually clicked her tongue.

Tsk, tsk.

“I knew it from the beginning. Don’t try to fool my eyes.”

I couldn’t even keep my mouth shut.

…She knew from the start?

Embarrassment ran through his whole body. In addition, lying down like this and looking at Grandmother made me terribly uncomfortable. I tried to stand up while whimpering with a guilty look, but she stopped me.

“Don’t try. I’ve been through it myself, so I know how great the pain is. I couldn’t stand it at all, so I grabbed the doctor and begged him to save me.”

“You’ve taken the medicine I took…?”

Grandmother Rosanne suddenly burst into laughter.

“I didn’t take medicine, but I was playing in the field. After consuming poisonous weed by mistake, I got sick. The medicine you took must have been made from that poisonous plant.”

…What on earth was she doing, running around in the fields and swallowing poisonous weed by mistake?

I didn’t know if such a question was buried on my face, but Grandmother smiled as she looked at me as if she thought it was funny.

“I was a naughty child who couldn’t even talk properly yet. When I was a child, I was a little eccentric. Anyway, as soon as I saw you, I knew right away that it was the same thing I’d been through.”

She looked down at my skin with a pitiful face.

“How painful is this, yet you’re trying to put up with it? Has your anger at Cayetana not been alleviated yet? I think you’re the only one who would suffer if you dragged this on any longer. Does it hurt a lot?”

“…Yes.”

I nodded meekly.

It wasn’t that it wasn’t hurting, but it felt like I was going to wither in front of her. Not only that, Grandmother Rosanne, who knew I wasn’t pregnant but didn’t say anything, also didn’t tell Madam Elbas when I put on such a show like this.

Eventually, I took out the medicine I had hidden under my pillow, and she held out a glass of water.

‘If Grandmother leaves, I’ll finish treating myself with my own power.’

If I healed too much all at once, it would seem suspicious, so it was better to adjust my strength gradually. With that in mind, I took the medicine and lay down again before asking Grandmother.

“Why did you take my side when you knew everything? Just earlier, you yelled at me to apologize to Madam Elbas.”

“Is there anything else you could do but lie down and endure this now? I didn’t realize then that you had such nerve. Sometimes, it’s better to bend than to be clumsily swayed.”

‘She was looking out for me.’

At that moment, she believed I was being manipulated by Madam Elbas, which is why she scolded me. However, when I stood firm without backing down, the target of her reprimand shifted.

‘On the contrary, I beat Madam Elbas this time.’

That meant that while grandmother Rosanne was on my side now, she might not always be.

‘Was that why Dimitri said he doesn’t know much about grandmother?’

The next moment, she let out a small sigh.

“Looks like you’re soft, but you don’t want to lose at all… pregnancy lies and allergy lies.”

It felt a little unfair because I felt like a liar when she said that.

“…I didn’t do it because I wanted to lie.”

“You really can’t lose once.”

She then shook her head and looked at me with a strange gaze. It seemed like she wanted to say, ‘a strong-willed one came in.’

“You must learn to take care of yourself above all else first.”

Grandmother Rosanne gazed at me disapprovingly, saying, ‘You shouldn’t use your body recklessly because you’re the Duchess responsible for Blois with Dimitri.’

‘Still, I’m glad she knows I’m not pregnant.’

Even though I had no scruples at first, as I talked to grandmother Rosanne, I was greatly relieved that I didn’t have to tell her another lie.

Her words continued in a stern voice.

“You’re now a member of the family who has inherited the name of Blois. The same goes for Cayetana.”

As Dimitri’s contract marriage partner, hearing this pricked my conscience a little. I couldn’t answer out of my mouth and just nodded my head.

Grandmother went on.

“Is the conflict between mother and daughter-in-law a problem that no family could avoid? While I think it can’t be helped, remember that, in the end, both of you are members of Blois to the people outside.”

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