I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 270

Chapter 135.2

He put aside his sense of injustice and quickly stepped forward, bowing his head apologetically to Dimitri.

“I’m sorry! I tripped over my own feet! Please forgive me!”

I watched Dimitri’s pupils dilate as he looked at the group of Kellys.

‘Uh-oh. This is dangerous.’

It had the murderous glare of a cat ready to pounce on its prey and bite the nape of its neck at any moment. Although I was certain he wouldn’t actually throttle Kelly in this situation, I quickly intervened.

“Dimitri, I’m fine.”

Then, I made the servant who was bowing down raise his head.

“No one got hurt, so it’s okay. Since the glasses broke, it’s better to clean up quickly. Also, wine splattered on my husband’s shoes, so please bring something to wipe them.”

“T-Thank you! I’ll bring it to you right away!”

The servant bowed deeply once again and quickly disappeared to fetch cleaning supplies and a cloth to wipe. People looked at me as though they were surprised at my forgiving attitude.

“What’s going on?”

“If something like that happened in the past, she would’ve been furious and thrown the servant into prison.”

“I suppose being abandoned by His Majesty made her come to know her plight well?”

It seemed that no matter what I did, it seemed like a waste. I felt once again how much resentment people had toward Rowaine.

‘They don’t realize how many people I just saved.’

Meanwhile, Kelly and the others turned around without a word, probably thinking it would be a good idea to get out of this place. I, too, had achieved my purpose despite whatever people might say, so I decided to move Dimitri along with me.

Right now, they were cursing and blaming the real Rowaine, not me, so there was no need to get angry or hurt.

‘More than anything, Dimitri seems very angry, so we should leave quickly.’

I grabbed Dimitri’s arm and pulled him along.

“Let’s go, Dimitri. I’ll let you know what I find out.”

However, he stopped me and called Kelly over.

“Countess Sterling.”

His expression was extremely cold.

‘Oh, my goodness.’

What was he trying to do? My heart trembled more than anyone else’s at the sight of his dilated pupils.

Startled by Dimitri’s murderous voice, Kelly slowly turned around.

“Yes…?”

“From what I heard a little while ago, it seemed like you didn’t like my wife’s mercenary group. Is that correct?”

“Well… why would that matter? Is it a problem if I dislike that shapeshifter mercenary group?”

“A problem? Not at all.”

Dimitri suddenly smiled, still with a murderous glint in his eyes.

“On the contrary, I’m glad to hear that our problems will be solved.”

“What do you mean by that…?”

“The husband of the Countess Sterling recently requested a commission from my wife’s mercenary group.”

As embarrassment flashed across Kelly’s face, a small doubt sprouted in my mind.

‘Come to think of it, it seems like he’s been avoiding mentioning the impressive name I’ve carefully chosen for our mercenary group….’

More than that, I wondered how many commissions had piled up for the mercenary group and how Dimitri managed to keep track of all those clients. It was astounding.

Dimitri continued speaking.

“With commissions already piling up, it was a difficult decision to make, but if Countess Sterling wishes it, we won’t accept commissions from the Sterling family.”

“Wa, wait… wait a moment. That’s something I’ll have to discuss with my husband…”

However, Dimitri ignored her words and looked at the others in her group.

“I understand that Lady Aleni and Viscountess Atier share the same sentiment as your friend, so we’ll decline commissions from your family as well.”

“Yes?”

“N, no…!”

Dimitri turned to me and smirked.

“It was already difficult because we were flooded with requests, but isn’t it a good thing?”

At that moment, a couple who appeared to be the parents of the woman called Atier rushed over in a flurry.

“J-Just a moment! Duke Blois, from what I hear, it seems my daughter may have made some mistake…”

Viscount Atier, who seemed to have been just watching until now, also rushed over as well.

“Your Excellency, this isn’t right! It has nothing to do with my wife! You know the circumstances of our territory!”

Just then, the servant from earlier returned and gave Dimitri a cloth to clean his shoes.

“Duke, I brought you a clean cloth.”

Dimitri took it and responded.

“As you can see, my shoes are ruined, so I’ll take my leave first.”

We walked away, leaving the commotion behind.

From behind, I could see Aleni being slapped on the back by her mother. Viscountess Atier also seemed upset with his wife. I gave a small smile to the bewildered Kelly before leaving the banquet hall alongside Dimitri. All the while, we pretended not to notice the Emperor’s gaze, which was piercing our back until it hurt.