I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 179

Chapter 90.1

“Ah…”

Rowaine’s face slowly but surely turned flushed red, and at the same time, the blurry focus in her eyes. She then jumped up from her seat as if she had suddenly remembered something.

“I, I’m, Agwen… she’s waiting, so I’ll go up first. I forgot that I had ordered her something.”

“I’ll escort you…”

“No! No! It’s okay. I can go by myself.”

With that, Rowaine hastily fled from the parlor as though she was running away.

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‘…What? What was that?’

As I made my way up to the bedroom, I sat on the bed in a daze, attempting to recollect the events that had unfolded just a short while ago. Though only a few minutes had passed, my memory felt blurry, likely due to the effects of alcohol.

‘I was eating a cookie, and I offered one to Dimitri. That’s what happened, but then…’

The image of Dimitri, suddenly appearing before me with his half-closed, languid eyes, became vivid in my mind. His long and delicate eyelashes came to my attention, and I couldn’t help but think they were truly beautiful.

Lost in this thought, I felt as if I could almost sense his breath on the tip of my nose…

In an absentminded gesture, I pressed my lips together.

However, the subsequent events seemed to slip away from my grasp the harder I tried to recall them. In an attempt to clear my mind from the haze of alcohol, I lightly slapped my cheeks, hoping to wake myself up.

“What was the conversation we had before?”

I remembered talking incessantly to him.

What did I say?

…What did I say that made him act like that?

‘Did I say something that could be misunderstood? Is that why he acted like that? No, but what kind of words would make him do that, that… a kiss…’

As the word ‘kiss’ popped into my mind, I squirmed in surprise for a moment.

“Oh my goodness, Seo Eunsoo. What have you done…”

The last words Dimitri whispered were deeply on my mind.

‘Did he say it’d be better not to get drunk in the future? Was he saying that I shouldn’t get drunk?’

It seemed like that was what he meant. I was so surprised that I couldn’t see his expression properly, so I couldn’t tell if he was angry or what nuance his words meant.

Memories in my mind started distorting chaotically.

‘…Did I initiate it?’

It felt as if Dimitri didn’t approach me, but rather, it was me who approached him first. As I thought so, a vague memory of me reaching out my hand to him surfaced.

‘Didn’t I offer him a cookie? Was my hand empty? Was that why Dimitri misunderstood?’

I rolled on the bed, clutching my hair.

‘No, why? Why didn’t Dimitri avoid it? Why did he just stand still when I was acting like that? Could it be that I moved too quickly, like a flash of lightning or something?’

I really wanted to cry.

Amidst that desire to cry, overwhelming drowsiness poured over me.

I stopped my intense wallowing and drifted off to sleep, thinking about how I would see Dimitri tomorrow and how I would apologize to him.

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The next day, when I woke up, I used a hangover as an excuse to request breakfast in my room. Although I barely managed to avoid Dimitri, it seemed that if I stayed in my room any longer might prompt him to come looking for me, thinking I was unwell.

In the end, I had no choice but to get up and take a walk outside to get some fresh air.

‘Let’s go to the annex first and see how the cats are doing.’

I needed some comfort.

As I trudged towards the serene annex, I suddenly noticed a commotion on one side of the courtyard. I briefly glanced over but caught the sound of an unpleasant voice.

“Oh, Rowaine. I was just about to call you, but you’re here.”

Madam Elbas was there with Elaine.

Seeing that they had set up an outdoor table adorned with flowers and snacks, it seemed like a simple, casual tea time.

Elaine smiled friendly at me.

“It’s a good morning, isn’t it, Rowaine?”

I forced a smile and approached the two of them.

“Good morning to both of you. It’s quite early for tea time, but you’re quite diligent.”

Madam Elbas, who couldn’t be unaware that my words weren’t meant in a positive way, responded with a pretentious smile.

“It’ll be too hot for outdoor tea time once it’s afternoon. By the way, when did you two become so familiar that you address each other by name, Princess?”

It was a smooth transition to a different topic.

Under these circumstances, I couldn’t just exchange greetings and leave without offering some excuse like I was busy.

‘If I make up an excuse about work to leave and go back to the main building, I might run into Dimitri…’

I still wasn’t mentally prepared to face him.

Feeling confounded, I quietly sat at the table with the two of them. In addition, it wasn’t an empty gesture that they had tried to call me, as there was even a chair prepared.

Elaine gave me a meaningful glance and smiled innocently as she spoke to Madam Elbas.

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