I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 282

Chapter 141.2

With a huff, Sasha let out a frustrated sigh and dashed off toward the dining room. At that moment, Dimitri, who happened to be coming down the stairs, whispered to me as he passed by.

“Sasha is telling the truth.”

I was startled by the sudden sound of his voice, and when I put my hand to my ear and looked at him, he was already smirking.

“Good morning.”

“Oh, Dimitri…”

Whether I felt awkward or not, he seemed indifferent, teasingly smiling down at Coco.

“While Sasha was chasing bugs on the railing, Coco was the one who first pushed her over with his butt.”

“….!”

I looked down at Coco, who was holding onto my leg tightly with his mouth agape from an unexpected hit to the back of his head. He glanced at Dimitri before he looked up at me with innocent and clear eyes.

“Sasha was behind Coco’s butt.”

Then, he looked up at me with an innocent look as if to say he was innocent, and it was really the cutest thing ever. I didn’t have the heart to scold him for his mistakes.

‘I don’t know. It’s okay if he’s cute…’

Then, self-blame flooded in.

‘I’m a bad caregiver.’

As we trudged to the dining room, Dimitri grabbed Coco’s backside and growled at him from behind me. I was worried because he was a bit violent with the children, but it turned out that Dimitri’s parenting style was firmer than mine…

“Where are you pretending to be cute? How old are you to still make tongue-tie noises? Should I just cut that d*mn tongue of yours?”

…We weren’t cut out to be caregivers.

‘We’re hopeless. Completely hopeless.’

It was fortunate that Sasha and Coco met us when they were old enough.

Breakfast, as usual, was meat-centered. In front of Coco, Sasha, and Dimitri, various types of well-cooked meat were laid out. While in front of me, there was mushroom soup, a beautifully arranged fruit salad, warm bread and pancakes, and omelets filled with various vegetables and sauces.

I picked out vegetables that were good for cats from my food and distributed them into the three plates.

“Make sure to eat at least this much, everyone. And drink a cup of water each.”

“Oh, tasteless stuff!”

“Do we really have to eat it? Hiingg.”

“You talk too much. Just do as Rowaine says.”

When Dimitri clenched his fist, Coco and Sasha straightened up.

“Yes.”

“Ung.”

I smiled back at Dimitri, who looked back at me with a proud smile as if asking, ‘I did well, didn’t I?’ I knew that the employees in the mansion were watching our interaction.

‘They’ll get used to it.’

The employees of the capital townhouse, who had only heard of me through rumors, were quite wary. Initially, even the employees at the country house on the estate were reluctant to accept me, but they soon got used to me, so I expect the people here would also get used to me over time.

The briefly quiet dining table once again became noisy.

“Coco, if you keep picking at your food like that, you won’t grow taller.”

“Mind your own business.”

“You know I’m taller than you now, right?”

“It’s not just your height. You’ve also got a potbelly, you know?”

“I don’t! You look like a skinny sardine!”

“It’s better to be a skinny sardine than to eat recklessly like you and poop a lot. And I’m cute, so it’s okay.”

“Tssk!”

Coco, who had a sharper tongue than Sasha and knew how to provoke her, smirked and stuck out her tongue. In response, she swung her fist at him.

It was the beginning of the second round.

‘Cats often fight from adolescence to early adulthood.’

That was because they were full of vigor. They couldn’t control their desire to prove themselves as big and strong cats, fueled by their lingering energy.

‘Still, that kind of bickering stems from the recognition that we’re family.’

If they really didn’t get along well, they would have avoided each other without seeing each other instead of being in each other’s faces all the time. In this spacious mansion where there was enough space to avoid overlapping paths, the fact that they always stuck together like that was a sign of a strong bond.

“Come on, kids, get up when you’re done eating. Let’s go ride the horses.”

Still, I couldn’t let them keep fighting like that, so I thought it would be better to let them expend their energy.

“Good! Can I ride the demon instead of a horse?”

“I’m lazy.”

“Finish your meal, get dressed, and let’s meet in the yard.”

Before I could finish speaking, Sasha dashed off to change clothes in a flash, followed by Coco, who ambled after her. After informing the children, I was already thinking of ways to get in touch with Elaine.

‘I need to see how the Emperor plans to punish Cadis and prepare a plan with Elaine…’

At that moment, the butler came up to me and whispered.

“Madam, you have a visitor.”