I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 246

Chapter 123.2

“Cats are very observant and quick learners, and they quickly learn how to make humans behave in ways that benefit them.”

“They know that if they cry loudly or break something, humans will immediately come running, especially if it comes to expensive items.”

Agaliaept had once again dug up useful information from my memory. It seemed like he wanted to tell me something.

But then, Dimitri suddenly stomped his foot loudly.

Thump!

Startled out of my reverie, I instinctively looked towards the source of the sound. There was nothing on the clean floor of the carriage but our shadows.

“What’s wrong, Dimitri?”

“Don’t worry about it. I think there’s a bug.”

Didn’t it mean he was okay if he was paying attention to bugs?

“Are you feeling better now?”

When I asked with a smile, he scowled again.

“Please heal me more, Rowaine.”

Uttering so, he grasped my hand firmly before leaning his head against my shoulder.

All of a sudden, I realized how intimate our posture was. It was as if we were holding hands with our arms linked, closely pressed against each other like affectionate lovers.

“….”

It seemed like I knew what Agaliaept wanted to say.

‘…Is he faking sick?’

It seemed like he wanted to tell me that Dimitri was faking it and was wielding me as he wanted.

‘Oh, could Esca have known?’

The mind reader must have undoubtedly seen right through Dimitri’s ploy right away.

‘So, that’s why his response was so lukewarm…’

Realizing it belatedly, I gazed down at Dimitri’s hand, which was tightly intertwined with mine.

‘But even if he was faking being sick…’

His hair swayed gently, brushing against my cheek with each movement of the carriage. Each time, a pleasant scent wafted over my nose.

‘It can’t be helped.’

Knowing that he occasionally experiences excruciating pain due to a malicious curse, I couldn’t bring myself to turn away from him because I thought he might be faking it. What if it wasn’t a ploy?

‘I’d rather be fooled. It’s better than to let the opposite happen.’

Since I had the power to alleviate his pain, I couldn’t just leave him without even checking on him.

I glanced over at Dimitri.

“How are you feeling now?”

“Strangely, the pain doesn’t seem to be easing today.”

He leaned closer to me and responded wearily. I soothed him and made a firm promise.

‘I’ll definitely break Dimitri’s curse.’

“It’s okay because I have you, Rowaine.”

“It was part of the contract. Eventually, we will find a way to break the curse.”

Dimitri raised his head and gazed at me.

“Why are we struggling when you’re my answer.”

I didn’t reply, and Dimitri didn’t ask for an answer.

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Dimitri knew that what Rowaine was saying now was with her departure in mind.

‘I don’t know how she’s going to break this curse.’

After sentencing Cayetana to imprisonment, he secretly visited her and even resorted to torture until she was maimed, but he couldn’t find a way to break the curse.

Even though she admitted that she had put a curse on him, she didn’t know how to break it. The proud woman even went as far as to beg him for forgiveness, putting everything down. So, the fact that there was no answer truly meant that she didn’t know.

‘Is there really a way to break the curse?’

Ever since Rowaine first came, she had promised to break the curse, but he thought it was just something she said because she wanted to stay in Blois. Knowing that she had the power to temporarily alleviate the curse was enough. No, it was more than enough since it was a great hope for him, and that was why he agreed. He had never expected her to actually break the curse. But now, seeing the firm resolve in her eyes, he felt she was not lying.

Dimitri tightened his grip on Rowaine’s hand.

‘I just need you to continue to be by my side.’

He wanted to say that. Still, the inevitable answer was clear, so he couldn’t say anything.

He didn’t want to hear from her anymore that she was leaving.

‘You can’t leave.’

Even though she probably sensed that he was faking it, she accepted it without saying anything. She was someone who would turn away but come back when he was in pain.

A person who was endlessly warm and yet cruel to those she loved.

‘How could you abandon me?’

On the other hand, Dimitri was a clever cat.

‘You can’t abandon me because of this curse.’

He couldn’t believe there would come a day when he wanted to hold on to this terrible curse so tightly. It was truly ironic.