I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 208
Chapter 104.2
Without releasing her grip on the maid’s hair, she seemed to be leading her somewhere. Lena, who had been heading for the kitchen entrance, unperturbed by the stares, paused for a moment and turned to Agwen.
“It would be a good idea to prepare the refreshments again. This person has played a dirty trick. In the future, it’s better to carefully inspect all the food and utensils that the Duchess uses.”
Agwen, with her mouth agape, nervously tossed the teaspoon into the sink. At the same time, the chef also hurried over, snatched the tray, and dumped all the contents into the trash can.
The two of them faltered, their hands trembling.
“It feels like my head almost came off.”
“Oh my God, for something like this to happen…”
“Those awful…!”
The chef, overcome with emotion, stood up and rushed over to Cayetana’s employees, who huddled in a corner and slapped one of them harshly on the cheek.
“You’re all in on it, too!”
“No, no! It’s not true…!”
“We didn’t know!”
“Shut up! Don’t show your faces in the kitchen anymore!”
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“…Something like that happened?”
When Agwen came running to me crying and told me what had happened, I was left speechless and sighed.
“I can’t believe such an extreme drama would happen to me…”
I knew that Madam Elbas was skilled in using poisons and had cursed Dimitri using similar magical poison techniques. However, when I heard that I had almost fallen victim to it, it didn’t feel real.
I couldn’t comprehend how Lady Elves had used such a reckless method, so I asked Azin about it.
“You mentioned that Grandmother Rosanne’s maid said she must have used poison, right?”
Agwen seemed to shudder at just the mention of that word.
“She didn’t exactly say poison, but she mentioned that she played a dirty trick.”
“Isn’t that the same thing?”
“…Maybe.”
She then knelt down in front of me.
“I’m sorry, Madam. I almost gave it to you carelessly.”
“It’s fine. It didn’t even happen, so get up, Agwen.”
She shook her head, tears streaming down her face.
“Even though I learned not to use dishes or utensils that others have touched, I didn’t think it looked dirty. My carelessness must have caused harm to you, Madam. I’ll accept any punishment.”
I was about to lift Agwen to her feet, but when I saw the tears streaming down her face, I stopped.
‘Yeah, it would be better to punish her.’
In some ways, receiving punishment was a way to serve as a way to cleanse one’s guilt. Since you have received the punishment you deserve, you can forget your mistakes and feel relieved. In the end, I decided to give her a punishment that wasn’t too heavy to take away her guilt.
“All right, Agwen. I’ll tell the head maid to deduct two months’ worth of your salary, and I want you to stand in front of my study all day today with your hand raised until I call for you.”
“Yes, Madam.”
Only then did Agwen get up from her seat and leave the study.
As if suffering from a headache, I pressed my temples to calm my startled mind, and it was at that moment that the butler knocked and entered.
“Have you punished Agwen?”
“Yes. What’s going on?”
“Grand Madam Rosanne is asking for you to come to her room.”
It seemed to be related to something that had happened with Madam Elbas’s employee.
Even so, I had already planned to visit Grandmother Rosanne without Madam Elbas’s knowledge, so I immediately got up from my seat. As I left my study, I noticed Agwen standing in a corner of the corridor, her hand still raised and tears streaming down her face.
Seeing her like this, my anger and frustration only increased.
‘…My people were hurt because of Madam Elbas.’
I couldn’t just let this incident slide.
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When I entered Grandmother Rosanne’s room, she was sitting at the table, waiting for me. She gestured for me to take a seat.
“Sit down, Rowaine.”
“I’ve heard the general details. Did Madam Elbas poison me?”
However, Grandmother Rosanne gave a cryptic response.
“It could be poison, or it might not be.”
“Yes?”
Perplexed, I furrowed my brow at the incomprehensible words and looked at her in confusion, and she asked me.
“Do you know about the tale of the moon?”
“Rowaine, have you revealed the fact to Cayetana that you’re not pregnant?”
I felt embarrassed. Since I had been putting off having a proper conversation with her, as a result, I still hadn’t told Cayetana yet.
“No, not yet…”
Then, Grandmother Rosanne closed her eyes tightly and let out a sigh.
“I suspected as much, but I hoped it wasn’t. I hoped it wasn’t the case…”
Grandmother Rosanne gazed at me with a pained expression as if her heart had just been shattered.
“Cayetana has already put herbs with ingredients that induce miscarriage into the tea and food you’ve consumed several times.”
“She did that publicly? Why?”
As far as I knew, Madam Elbas wasn’t the type to engage in such blatant actions that could get her caught so quickly.
Grandmother sighed as if she knew exactly what I was thinking.
“That’s precisely the malicious aspect about her.”
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