I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 285
Chapter 143.1
The noblewomen hesitated, then closed their mouths and fell silent for a moment. Their faces were embarrassed as if they hadn’t expected Dimitri to cover and protect me so unconditionally, even though I had beaten someone.
Dimitri, who seemed pleased with the silence, finally smiled and acknowledged the noblewoman who had been protesting to me.
“Countess of Cologne.”
The Countess of Cologne looked a bit surprised that he recognized her, but she forced a smile.
“Yes, Duke Blois.”
“As a matter of fact, the Count of Cologne visited not long ago.”
“I-Is that so?”
“He seemed very worried, saying the damage from the dream demons in his territory was severe. How is the situation? The Count didn’t look well.”
“Ah… yes, th-that’s right. The situation is very bad.”
“Is that so? I can’t tell you how troubled I was to have to turn away the Count of Cologne when he so earnestly requested my wife’s mercenary group.”
“Thank you for your concern.”
“Unfortunately, the mercenary business is my wife’s, so I don’t have the power to decide in the matter. From what I hear, they are overwhelmed with requests. Isn’t that right, Rowaine?”
Dimitri looked at me, the corners of his mouth tugging up into a smile.
I finally realized why the noblewomen had come to see me.
‘They came to ask me a favor.’
The ladies, who were trying to complain to me about Sienna, suddenly looked at me and smiled awkwardly. It seemed they had just remembered what they had come here for.
I looked at them and smiled back.
“Ah, if it’s about the mercenary group, you’ve come to the right place. As you might have seen at the party, a few requesters have dropped out, so there are some vacant spots.”
At those words, the ladies’ faces lit up.
“Shall we go to the drawing room and discuss the details?”
“Shall… Shall we?”
“Y-yes, let’s go.”
The noblewomen quickly followed behind me instead of rushing to Sienna, and afterwards, no one mentioned what had happened a moment ago.
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After letting the guests into the drawing room, I stood in the corner of the hallway for a moment and took a deep breath.
“Are you okay?”
Instead of going off to do his own work, Dimitri, who had been watching me, came up to me and asked. I took another deep breath and ran my hand through my hair.
“I’m so angry.”
“You hit her a lot, but you haven’t got all our anger out?”
“Part of me wants to pull out all her hair. I wanted to throw her away so she could experience the same thing.”
I was very worried about how Sasha must be feeling.
As I started fuming again, Dimitri whispered seductively.
“I think there’s a way to relieve your anger.”
“What is it?”
“Without anyone knowing…”
I covered Dimitri’s mouth with my hands without listening further.
“It’s okay.”
He was probably going to say something like killing them without anyone knowing, or making them disappear without anyone knowing, or something along those lines. The reason why I covered his mouth was because I felt like I wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation if I listened anymore.
Dimitri shrugged and then kissed the hand that was covering his mouth with a smacking sound.
“What, what are you doing?!”
He smirked as I pulled my hand away, startled.
“You did well earlier. It was cool. It made me feel quite satisfied.”
I pursed my lips and looked up at Dimitri.
“Dimitri always tells me that even when I act recklessly.”
Perhaps because my emotions were so stirred up, I was on the verge of tears. As Dimitri gently held me and patted my back, I leaned into his embrace like a child.
‘This feels good.’
It was so reassuring to have someone on my side, no matter what I did. Besides my mother, there was no one else who took my side like this.
Even when the cats I cared for died from eating rat poison and I reported it to the police, I was scolded for being a nuisance for what they deemed a minor issue. Because of that, I was someone who had resolutely shut myself off from expecting anything from others, convinced that I had to handle everything on my own and that no one would ever be on my side.
But what about now?
‘…Is it okay to let this man keep seeping into my heart like this?’
His warmth was undeniably sweet.
“It might become difficult for you in social circles. I’m sorry for acting so recklessly like this.”
He chuckled at my whisper.
“Difficult? I suppose you haven’t heard how arrogant the Duke of Blois is.”
“Ah, that’s true.”
His reputation in society was as low as Rowaine’s.
Dimitri looked at me playfully.
“Are you saying that it’s true?”
“Well, you did say it yourself.”
“Isn’t it different when I say it myself and when others readily agree?”
“I’m not sure. I don’t really know.”
We glared at each other playfully and soon burst into giggles.
“Thank you. Thanks to you, I feel much better now.”
I clenched my fists.
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