I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 278

Chapter 139.2

“Something is strange, right? I don’t think he did that in his right mind. It might be best to hide him somewhere for a while.”

That was the best option she could come up with.

“Will you help me do that, Dimitri?”

Dimitri glanced at Cadis with resentment before looking back at Rowaine as if disapproving.

“Do we really have to help him? If I hadn’t arrived, who knows what he might have done to Rowaine.”

“No, he wouldn’t have done anything.”

“How can you be sure? He’s still not himself right now.”

“That’s…”

Before Dimitri came, Rowaine recalled that Cadis’s lips had been touching hers for quite some time. They were really just touching lips. He let out a hot breath of excitement and trapped her tightly in his arms, nervously rubbing their lips together as if not knowing what to do next.

After briefly explaining the situation, Rowaine looked up at Dimitri earnestly.

“Please, Dimitri. Before anyone sees him, we need to hide him…”

But then, at that moment, someone suddenly appeared at the end of a deserted hallway.

“It looks like something is wrong with that hound.”

The expressions of the two froze upon hearing his voice.

Rowaine glared at him with cold eyes.

“Count Heres.”

Herman smirked, his mysteriously beautiful violet eyes twinkling.

“It’s been a while, Rowaine. Oh, where are my manners? Duchess.”

Then, he glanced at Cadis, who was sprawled on the ground.

“Oh… Did this hound do something to the Duchess?”

He closed the distance in an instant using magic. As he stepped closer to Cadis, a corner of his mouth twitched up, and he casually nudged Cadis’s center with his foot.

“Could an ignorant fool like him possibly have gone after the Duchess because he’s in heat?”

“Don’t touch him, Count Heres.”

At her words, he glanced at Rowaine with interest.

“Why? Ah, maybe it wasn’t him who started it, but the Duchess who seduced him first?”

“Shut up, Count.”

When Dimitri pressured him with intensity, Herman shrugged his shoulders.

“Unless you have a better explanation, it might be best to report this to His Majesty the Emperor. He dared to harm the Duchess, so we can’t just let it slide.”

Rowaine was puzzled by Herman, who appeared belatedly and spoke as if he knew everything. It was also suspicious that he appeared here at exactly this time.

She sensed it instinctively.

‘…It’s a trap.’

Herman seemed to deliberately provoke her, forcefully kicking Cadis’s stomach.

Thud!

“Huuk!”

Even though she wanted to stop him, she couldn’t act like she was protecting Cadis here.

She gritted her teeth.

‘What are you planning, Herman?’

Cadis, who was barely able to put any strength into his body, was helpless and had to endure Herman’s kicks. His body was so languid that he couldn’t even take the defensive posture to protect himself.

Herman lifted his foot again.

Seeing this, Rowaine flinched and took an involuntary step forward, which made him widen his eyes in surprise.

“Why? Are you trying to protect him?”

Herman smirked.

“You’ve been playing with this guy a lot before, and now it’s him again.”

Dimitri looked at Rowaine as if to ask what that meant.

“I’ll explain later, Dimitri.”

“Is there any need to postpone? Before her marriage, the Duchess often requested His Majesty the Emperor to specifically call this guy over to play with him, day and night. She takes a great interest in him, Duke Blois.”

Dimitri responded coldly, not succumbing to the provocation.

“I’ll hear about my wife directly from her.”

Herman sneered, his lips curling into a spiteful grin.

“Anyway, since this guy has done something inappropriate, it would be best to report to His Majesty and give him an appropriate punishment.”

Rowaine asked.

“What are you going to do with him?”

“Well, the process may be different each time, but the result always remains the same. I’m sure you know.”

The outcome that Herman spoke of meant death.

Mistakes weren’t tolerated among the Emperor’s hunting hounds. A single mistake always meant death.

“He dared to commit an enormous offense against the Duchess, so shouldn’t he pay for it with his life? His Majesty the Emperor will contact you regarding this matter in the future.”

He laughed and shouted loudly.

“Guards!”

At his call, guards appeared from somewhere, along with other hunting hounds. There was no doubt he had concealed himself using the dog shapeshifter’s barrier magic.

“Lock him in jail!”

Rowaine was appalled by Herman’s blatant behavior, openly revealing that it was a trap, but she had no choice but to watch as he took Cadis away.

Dimitri didn’t seem to have any intention of stepping forward. After all, he disliked both Herman and Cadis.