I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 281

Chapter 141.1

At that time, Herman was with William.

Not long after Rowaine left the party hall, William ended up getting completely drunk. His secretary hurriedly took him to his quarters to prevent people from seeing the Emperor’s disgrace.

William, who went to bed early, called Herman instead of going to sleep.

“Where is Rowaine? Where did she go? What happened with her?”

Herman sighed inwardly as he looked at William, who was drunk and slurring his words.

“It went as planned. The Duke of Blois was very angry and dragged Rowaine away. It looked like they were going to have a big fight.”

In reality, Dimitri didn’t show his anger in front of him like that. Despite the fact that he had deliberately tried to sow seeds of discord, pretending there was something between Rowaine and Cadis, Dimitri was calmer than expected.

‘How boring.’

He wanted to see Dimitri blinded by jealousy and run wild. Well, regardless, for now, he just needed to satisfy William. He wouldn’t remember anything by tomorrow anyway.

“Really?”

William chuckled.

“As expected, you’re smart! Haha! Good, good! Keep them apart like that, those two. The Duke of Blois, that shapeshifter, keep him away from Rowaine!”

Leaving the shouting Emperor behind, Herman slowly slipped out of the bedroom as if he had done his job. On the other hand, William, who was satisfied, didn’t call for him, and before long, the only sound from the bedroom was loud snoring. As he left the Emperor’s quarters, Herman thought to himself.

‘Suspicious.’

He suggested to William that they would use a hunting hound, who was easy to handle, to separate the Duke of Blois and Rowaine. But in reality, that wasn’t his only goal.

‘In the past, Rowaine would’ve exploded with rage, but today she was different.’

If something like today had happened before, Rowaine would have immediately drawn her sword and threatened to kill the hunting dog, but earlier, she just stood there watching. From the moment he saw her rush out to stop the servants throwing stones at the hunting dogs at the Duke of Blois’s estate, he had been quite suspicious.

‘Can a person change like that overnight?’

Herman’s eyes narrowed.

‘As if she was a different person.’

Certainty settled in his violet eyes.

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The next morning, I was sitting on the bed with bleary eyes even before Agwen came to wake me up.

‘I think I need to explain things to Elaine…’

I had a hard time sleeping because I was worried about Cadis, what Herman’s plan was, and whether there was a way to meet Elaine secretly.

Dimitri slept in a different room last night. While we were at the imperial palace, it seemed that some of the custom-made beds, which were supposed to take a bit longer, were placed in several rooms. Thanks to that, I was able to send Dimitri to another room with peace of mind.

‘We only slept together for two nights, but it felt a little empty.’

I glanced at the spot where Dimitri had been lying, then shook my head and stood up. After changing my clothes and lightly washing my face, I stepped outside the room. Unlike my restless night, the mansion was welcoming a peaceful morning.

“Uuwaaak!”

“Go away! Aaack! Let go of me!”

Coco and Sasha were running around the vast mansion like crazy, hugging and rolling around in each other’s arms. The servants, watching my reaction, couldn’t bring themselves to stop the two children and narrowly avoided them.

Sasha, in the form of a cat with a crazed look in her eyes, was closely chasing Coco, who was also in his cat form.

“I said stop following me!”

Although Coco screamed, Sasha just laughed, “Heehhee!” and continued chasing after him.

“You’re too slow!”

“Whether I’m slow or not is none of your business! Aaaack! Rowaine!”

When Sasha saw Coco, who had hidden behind me and hissed at her after he found me, she pointed at Coco and tattled to me.

“He insulted me!”

I picked Sasha up in my arms and spoke firmly.

“Sasha, don’t bother Coco.”

“Hmph, when did I?”

Sasha twisted her body and slipped out of my grasp.

“Aaahh! Watch out, Sasha!”

I was worried as Sasha fell from the air, but she managed to land skillfully and gracefully on the ground with a soft thud! Then, I put my hand on my waist and gave her a stern look.

“Sasha, you need to be polite. And Coco, you can’t bother her as well.”

“Tssk. He started it first.”

Sasha defiantly met my gaze, her tightly closed mouth showing her stubbornness. When I looked at Coco, he widened his eyes as he tilted his head, looking very innocent and wronged.

“No, Rowaine. She was bothering me. I didn’t do anything, but she suddenly lunged at me and hit me.”

His tone and voice were more timid and childlike than usual. Those sky-blue eyes were so clear and innocent. They didn’t look like eyes that could tell lies.

I narrowed my eyes and glanced at Sasha.

“Sasha.”

“No! No, I didn’t do it!”