I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 242

Chapter 121.2

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Esca noticed Dimitri wedged between a group of mercenaries who had returned from the request.

He also knew that he had been tormenting the cats at the shelter and at the locations of the client’s request.

Then, as he discreetly followed him as he headed towards the back of the shelter building, he could see Dimitri, in the form of a cat, arguing with other cat shapeshifters at the shelter like a bully.

“Why, why are you doing this…”

“W-We have no intention of fighting…”

The cowering cat shapeshifters were backing away from Dimitri, who was moving menacingly toward them, step by step. Esca, taking advantage of his distracted state as he was arguing, sneaked up behind him before he slipped his hand under his armpit and hoisted him up.

It was a wild wolf that took advantage of the cat’s focus on its prey.

“Uugh! Aak! Who’s there? Let go of me!”

In the meantime, while the cat shapeshifters who were being harassed fled as if they were saved, Dimitri used his flexible body to escape from Esca’s grasp easily and glared at him.

“What are you doing?”

“What about you? What are you doing?”

Dimitri nervously groomed his messy fur and snapped, “Why do you care? Acting like some monk. D*mn it, how dare you touch me?”

“I’m in charge of managing this place, so it’s my role to mediate unnecessary conflicts here.”

“I’m the owner of this place! Whatever I do here is my business.”

“The owner of the shelter is the Duchess.”

“I’m the one who granted that permission, you stupid wolf.”

While Esca glanced down at him with an unfazed and calm expression, Dimitri growled at him with fierce eyes.

“Why, what? Don’t look at me like that. You’re annoying.”

“If you want something from the Duchess, Dimitri, you should go to her and talk to her directly. That would be the simplest and quickest way.”

Pricked by Esca’s words, Dimitri bristled and grunted.

“Do you wolf read minds now? What do you know? Are you reading minds now, huh?”

He thought as he dodged Dimitri, who was lunging at me in a frenzy.

‘He’s still cute.’

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As I was walking out of the office and looking around the shelter, my ears perked up when I suddenly heard a voice coming from somewhere.

‘Who’s fighting?’

The shelter took in a large number of cat shapeshifters that didn’t know each other, so there would be fights—both big and small—almost daily. Although we had established a rule that any injuries resulting from fights would result in expulsion, they often fought in unseen corners, unwilling to be driven out as either victim or perpetrator.

‘This time, I’m really going to catch him and punish him severely.’

I crept towards the direction from where the voices were coming, with the intention of catching those fighting. However, as I got closer to the place where I heard the voice, I was taken aback. It was because it seemed like I knew whose voice it was.

‘…Dimitri? What is he doing here?’

It was definitely Dimitri’s voice.

As soon as I heard his voice, memories from the dinner party immediately flashed through my mind—multiple kisses, the warmth of his breath, his strong shoulders…

‘Uhg…’

Only after shaking my head vigorously several times was I able to escape from the thoughts of that day.

‘S-Should I go back?’

Although I didn’t know why Dimitri was here, I wasn’t ready to face him yet.

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

His words were true.

As soon as I woke up the next day, I ran away to the shelter because I didn’t have the confidence to see him… and I’ve been avoiding him like that for several days.

‘But… it’s all too confusing.’

In a moment, the resolve I had built over twenty-nine years of living as Seo Eunsoo almost crumbled. The idea of love being too dangerous, false, and negative was so strong in my mind that I couldn’t believe I almost threw myself into that pit of desire, unable to resist.

And still, just hearing Dimitri’s voice made my heart race like this.

‘It’s just a hormonal reaction. It’s just a chemical reaction driven by the instinct of reproduction simply because we’re animals. Come to your senses. I need to act rationally, or I’ll surely regret it once my emotions cool down.’

I tried to calm my mind and turned away.

Still, Dimitri’s voice kept enticing me.

‘Who on earth is he fighting with like that? I’ve never seen him raise his voice like that before.’

I couldn’t make out exactly what was being said, but he sounded very angry. Moreover, while it seemed like he was clearly talking to someone, the other person’s voice was hard to hear.

‘Yeah, this! It’s not attraction driven by hormones, it’s curiosity. It’s the curiosity that makes me want to go.’

In the end, I eventually found myself heading towards where he was.

‘I can’t avoid him like this forever.’

As soon as I turned the corner, I was startled by the sight that unfolded before my eyes.

“Di…mitri?”