I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 239

Chapter 120.1

It felt so good to be embraced in Dimitri’s broad and firm arms that I didn’t know when I ended up sitting on his lap. Everything just flowed naturally. As he tried to delve deeper and get closer, I started to push back until I eventually lost strength and fell onto the sofa.

Facing down, his shadow cast over me.

I couldn’t move freely. Dimitri, who was on top of me, was bigger and heavier than I had imagined, making it impossible for me to push him off even if I wanted to. Furthermore, at some point, both of my hands were held and firmly pressed against the side of my face.

Dimitri distracted me with kisses, and while I was catching my breath, he placed small kisses on my cheek and neck.

Kiss, kiss.

Each time his lips came down, a soft sound escaped. That sound somehow made my stomach flutter.

“Hht.”

When he bared his teeth and nibbled lightly on my earlobe, my body shuddered, and I let out a small moan without realizing it. Despite the fact that my nose and mouth were free, I couldn’t understand why I still felt short of breath.

My thoughts were dazed.

‘Hand… She’s not avoiding it anymore.’

I used to find it uncomfortable when he held my hand before.

‘Is it okay if I hold her?’

When Dimitri lifted his head slightly and looked down at me, I blinked as I gazed up at him as if entranced.

“Rowaine.”

He lowered his head before brushing his cheek against mine as if marking me with his pheromones, much like how a cat might rub against someone it liked.

“You’re mine.”

I thought to myself with a smile that his actions and words were unmistakably like a cat.

“Like a cat…”

Did I just think about it? Or did you say it out loud? It was hard to tell.

Feeling Dimitri smirking near my neck, the sensation of his lips tickling near my collarbone caused me to tense up and flinch instinctively.

“Ah, Dimitri… it’s ticklish…”

My mind was foggy. I wished I could just let go of everything and let this moment never end. Every touch, every movement of his made my heart tingle.

However, I was suddenly jolted awake by memories flooding into my head.

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“I don’t do anything like love.”

“All love is a lie. It’s just a hormonal reaction with a validity period of two years.”

“I won’t be foolishly deceived by such meaningless emotions.”

“When love ends, all that remains is misery, an obligatory relationship, and the other person will become a shackle.”

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The resolutions I always repeated floated around in my head. Then, as if clearing up from the haze of alcohol and atmosphere, my mind sharpened, and my body recoiled.

“D-Dimitri. Wait, wait a moment.”

Dimitri raised his head at the change in my voice and glanced down at me.

I pushed against his chest.

“We shouldn’t do this.”

“Rowaine…?”

“I’m sorry. I don’t think we should do this.”

He looked puzzled and stepped away from me. Seeing I struggled to get up, he easily helped me to my feet, but I pushed his hand away, not daring to look him in the face.

“I’m sorry.”

As I got up from the sofa and tried to walk away, he stood in front of me, gently taking my hand.

“I won’t do anything you don’t like, so please don’t run away like this.”

Even as I looked at him with a tearful face, he tried to hold onto me with words, though he made way for me to leave.

“If you leave like this now, it’ll be awkward seeing each other tomorrow.”

His words were right.

However, in the end, I left him and walked out of the parlor.

…Otherwise, it felt like all my resolutions would have faded away, and I might have confessed my feelings for him.

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Dimitri watched Rowaine’s retreating figure from the parlor with a sense of bewilderment before he suddenly lowered his gaze and stared at her shadow.

“….”

His eyes narrowed.

‘That demon b*stard…’

At the sight of Agaliaept smirking mischievously while peeking his head out from Rowaine’s shadow, it didn’t take Dimitri long to realize that he had come between them.

‘…The demon intervened? Why?’

Agaliaept was a demon with no physical attack abilities but was adept at mental manipulation. Demons were inherently evil, and no matter how they might act as contractors, their role wasn’t to make their contractors happy. They merely waited to consume the souls and carry out the orders in return.

‘In Rowaine’s case, she isn’t Agaliaept’s true contractor.’

In other words, her soul wasn’t bound, so it must’ve been a great temptation for Agaliaept.

Until now, he had never thought that she harbored any dark thoughts that the demons could dig into, so he believed that she would be able to remain unaffected without being swayed by the demon.

But then again, there couldn’t be someone without a shadow.

‘It looks like he’s trying to delve into Rowaine’s desires, which might have something to do with her rejecting me…’

It seemed like she didn’t just push him away out of shyness.

Dimitri collapsed on the sofa in disarray.

Even though he didn’t know, he had a bad feeling that the despicable demon would have a significant impact on his relationship in the future.