I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 244
Chapter 122.2
Everyone was dead, so there were no witnesses.
It happened when Dimitri was sixteen years old. Instead of returning to the wolf clan, he joined the war as a shapeshifter slave instead.
After completing his revenge and sitting numbly in the blood-stained seat of the lord he had killed, he came to one conclusion. His beloved mother was dead. His revered mentor was dead. His mother was weak, but his mentor was strong. Yet both were unjustly sacrificed by those in power.
“…Power, I’m going to get it.”
At that moment, he thought he might be able to protect those he wanted to protect.
Esca roused me from the deep thought about what the Agaliaept must have found and shown me.
“Don’t become ‘the person he needs to protect,’ Duchess. He’ll do anything to possess you.”
“….”
I didn’t know what expression to wear.
As I remained speechless, Esca’s barrier shattered into pieces with a loud crash and disappeared into the light.
“What are you doing?”
With fury in his eyes, Dimitri glared at Esca before glancing at me.
Then, seeing my stiff expression, he ordered Shedim to put pressure on Esca.
“What did you say to Rowaine?”
As a huge snake wrapped around his body and strangled him, this time, Esca couldn’t maintain his poker face either. Veins bulged on his forehead. When he used his barrier to partially confine Shedim’s head, whose neck and body were separated, he disappeared into smoke.
The next moment, I was startled. It was Esca who had lunged at Dimitri with a terrifying growl.
“Don’t be arrogant, Dimitri.”
But despite the fact that he rushed in with tremendous force, it seemed like he was being incredibly careful not to harm him.
‘He’s being cautious to avoid hurting Dimitri.’
While it seemed like he could easily injure Dimitri in his rage, he only pretended to attack, never actually making contact with him.
‘He’s like a big dog that only scares off a pesky cat for fear of hurting it….’
But Dimitri was not like that. He took out his claws and cut long wounds across Esca’s cheek and the bridge of his nose, shooting him a cold glare.
“You’re the one who’ll end up with a broken neck next time if you keep spouting nonsense to my wife, Esca.”
“Stop it!”
Seeing the wounds on Esca’s face, I couldn’t stand by, seeing. I grabbed Dimitri’s waist in panic and clung to him.
‘It feels like there was a similar situation before.’
Anyway, it worked.
Dimitri, who had calmed down a bit, turned to me and asked instead of rushing towards Esca.
“What did he say?”
“He didn’t say anything important.”
“But there’s no way he would’ve trapped me in the barrier.”
“That’s…”
As I found myself at a loss for words and looked away, Dimitri gently held my chin and made me look at him.
“What did he say about me?”
“Well…”
Unable to speak and in trouble, Esca, who was wiping away the blood that ran down his cheek, returned with a calm expression and spoke for me.
“I warned her how cruel you could be. If she’s going to leave, she’d better leave quickly.”
I looked at Esca with a horrified expression.
‘Don’t be unnecessarily honest!’
Dimitri gritted his teeth.
“You b*stard…!”
He glanced back at me.
“Don’t believe him. Whatever he said about me, you don’t need to believe it.”
As he spoke, he seemed determined not to reveal his past to me. He became overly emotional and growled at Esca. It felt like a second round was about to begin.
I closed my eyes tightly, thinking about how to calm Dimitri down, and shouted.
“If I leave, it won’t be because of you anyway, Dimitri!”
Dimitri paused.
Looking up at him, I confessed honestly.
“I don’t believe in love. It’s because of me that I don’t accept your feelings. It’s my own issue.”
Dimitri’s breathing, which had been huffing, quieted down.
“Rowaine.”
“It’s my lifelong commitment—let’s not do things like love. Let’s not believe in such things.”
“….”
“I can’t love you. It means I can’t accept your heart.”
“….”
“I’ll leave one day.”
As Dimitri’s jewel-like eyes stared at me stubbornly, I struggled to look away from him.
“Don’t forget that I’m the one who will leave, Dimitri.”
“….”
“Just go back to the mansion. I’m not happy with you causing trouble here.”
I spoke coldly and turned away from him, unable to look at his wounded face.
But then, it happened.
“Ugh…!”
Dimitri’s face turned pale as he clutched his heart and collapsed.
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