I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 213

Chapter 107.1

Cayetana furrowed her eyebrows slightly after hearing Dimitri call her mother. However, she soon calmly smiled and responded to his words.

“What do you mean, nasty?”

“The employee you brought in confessed that you’ve been giving Rowaine a tea that induces miscarriage.”

Despite the mention of a witness, Cayetana nonchalantly shrugged her shoulders.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Dimitri clicked his tongue in disgust as he watched her denying the accusation before turning to Hyle. Upon seeing this, his aide quickly searched the employee’s quarters and placed the found tea leaves on the table.

Even after seeing that, Cayetana’s face remained clueless.

“This is the tea I enjoy drinking. Whenever my subordinates behaved satisfactorily, I gave them a reward. Oh, I also gave some to the Princess as a gift, and she happily shared it with Rowaine.”

Sitting with crossed legs and leaning against the backrest, she glanced up at Dimitri standing in front of her and rather reproachfully asked.

“So, are you going to hold me responsible just because I received a gift and shared it with those around me? In that case, will the Princess also be held just as guilty as I am?”

Suddenly, her attitude changed, and she slammed the table, glaring menacingly at Dimitri as she continued.

“Ha, miscarriage? So, are you saying that drinking this can make one have a miscarriage? If you were concerned about miscarriage from the beginning, shouldn’t you have been careful yourself? Just riding a horse vigorously can lead to miscarriage issues, and Rowaine rides horses every day. Does that mean we should hold horses accountable, too? It’s really not funny. There are various ways to find fault.”

Dimitri looked down at Cayetana in silence without blinking an eye.

Without expressing anger or offering a rebuttal, his gaze remained steady, and only then did the arrogant look in Cayetana’s eyes waver slightly under the unwavering stare.

Then, he muttered something like a sigh as if it wasn’t worth arguing with her.

“Spouting sophistry like running water*, there’s no change in your evasion tactics, whether it’s in the past or now. If you were so confident, why not directly recommend it yourself? Can we really consider your actions innocent when we catch you scheming behind the scenes after being so bold?”
[ T/N: ‘청산유수’ is an expression that can be interpreted as ‘like clear flowing water.’ In this context, Dimitri is trying to say that Cayetana is adept at arguing smoothly and eloquently, similar to the clear flow of water. ]

The reason why Rosanne waited until the circumstances became clear, even after suspecting Cayetana, was to obtain evidence that couldn’t be denied.

She doubted Cayetana but waited for her to dig the grave with her own hands.

That was possible because Rowaine’s pregnancy was a fabrication.

If the pregnancy had been real, Rosanne wouldn’t have been able to quietly observe Cayetana, as she would have been compelled to intervene to protect Rowaine and the baby. If that were the case, things would have unfolded in some way before Cayetana could engage in any actions that would lead to her being caught, and she would have smoothly escaped.

Dimitri was appalled by Cayetana’s deceitfulness.

Meanwhile, she deliberately maintained a composed demeanor, provoking his emotions.

“However, before discussing my intentions, shouldn’t you first prove that Rowaine suffered harm because of me? It’s strange. She drank that tea so much, yet it didn’t result in any miscarriage.”

She openly expressed disappointment that it didn’t result in a miscarriage.

“She had never even gotten pregnant in the first place, so you couldn’t make a fuss, right? If that’s the case, you should prove that Rowaine didn’t use the false pregnancy as an excuse to harm me, an innocent woman.”

“Innocent? Proof?”

Dimitri twisted his lips and let out a smirk.

“All right. It seems like Grandmother has already gathered all the people who might want Rowaine to prove things, so let’s go together. Drag her along.”

As the order was given, the knights apprehended Cayetana. Then, she forcefully pushed them aside and straightened her clothes before leading the way gracefully.

“I’ll go on my own feet.”

“You’re making your final stand.”

When Dimitri made a sarcastic comment behind her back, she snorted and brushed past him.

Hyle shook his head, looking at the back of Cayetana’s head as if he were fed up.

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Following Grandmother Rosanne’s sudden words to go somewhere together, I stepped out, and my mouth dropped open in awe at the scenery visible outside the carriage.

“Wow…”

The destination was a place known as the Forest of Death, where people didn’t enter.

I once heard a story from Agwen about a place like this in the Blois territory.

Here, occasionally unidentified bodies were found, and it was said that it earned the name Forest of Death. Due to ominous rumors, the forest, naturally, became avoided, and thickly entwined trees grew densely, untouched by human hands.