I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 7

Chapter 4.1

At the time Rowaine broke into Dimitri’s room, a commotion broke out at the Larscel County.“How does this make sense? How can this be?!”

Count Larscel, who had already started to lose hair from the back of his head, ripped off his cherished hair. The Countess fretted and tried to calm him down. She had been watching over from afar until now because she was afraid of her enraged husband.

“Calm down, honey.”

“Do I look like I can calm down? How can the bride change?!”

Count Larscel’s fierce eyes turned to Renée, who was standing in the corner of the foyer, unable to even breathe properly.

“Is your brain working or not? Did you think it makes sense to send your sister instead?”

“I-I’m sorry. It’s—”

The Countess hurriedly sided with her husband.

“You must have tricked that innocent girl! Is this all just a game to you?”

The Countess was referring to her daughter, who made her cruel nature known to the world, as an ‘innocent child.’

“That’s not what I…”

Renée couldn’t even say anything in the midst of shedding tears.

Because she didn’t protest and kept sobbing instead, the Count and his wife became even more furious.

‘Maybe I should have stopped Rowaine?’

Renée thought so out of fear.

‘But…’

She didn’t want to marry the Duke of Blois.

Duke Blois was surrounded by so many rumors, and he rarely showed his face in the social world. He was notorious as a blood-crazed beast who ran rampant on the battlefield, not knowing how to distinguish between enemies and allies. His capricious and cruel nature was beyond description, and it was said that many employees ended up dying after going to the Blois estate

Whatever rumor she heard about him, the weak Renée could only cower in fear.‘He’s definitely a scary person…’

There must be a reason why so many people were telling similar stories. Renée, who was weak at heart, never wanted to marry such a man. She had already suffered so much from the bullying and neglect she had received at home, and marriage was her last chance to leave such a dreadful life. If the household she was going to be married into were another hell, then she’d rather not go.

Above all, she had someone she loved.

Rowaine told her to run away with her lover right away after they switched places, but…

‘Can I really do that?’

She didn’t have the courage. The world outside the mansion was unknown to her.

Renée hesitated because of her timid personality. While deliberating whether she’d be able to gain courage and harden her resolve, she had missed the chance to escape.

“She said she’ll do a good job to capture the Emperor’s heart just like the sly little vixen she was, but now she just up and left? Does she think this is all a joke?! There’s a limit to His Majesty’s patience, a limit!”

Count Larscel slammed the table, thinking that Rowaine was playing another dirty trick against the Emperor.

Each time that happened, Renée shuddered and trembled, wiping her tears away.

“Do you know how much wealth His Majesty promised to Rowaine? He said he was going to give me the whole diamond mine! And that’s not all, he also decided to grant her a castle in Elia so that Rowaine could live comfortably until she grows old. All of them will belong to the Larscel family!”

Renée, who had never heard about this, was sickened by her father. Immediately, a question popped up in her head.

‘Rowaine always wanted to be the Emperor’s mistress, so why did she go to Blois instead of me all of a sudden…?’

All that wealth could have been hers. Wasn’t that what her indifferent younger sister yearned for the most? It was hard to guess her sister’s intentions because of her abrupt change in attitude, but it was clear to Renée that their father would not give up that enormous fortune without a fight.

“Renée.”

Count Larscel came up to her, his bloodshot eyes wide open. He grabbed Renée, who was shrugging to get away from him, but he held on tight.

“Go and get Rowaine.”“F-Father…”

“If you can’t please His Majesty the Emperor in her place, I bet you can do everything in your power to bring her back!”

The Count directed all of his anger to Renée.

“You are the one who‘s going to marry that beast, Renée. You, not Rowaine!”

And so, Renée set off to Blois the next day at dawn to switch places with Rowaine once more.

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After spending the night locked up in the room assigned to me at the annex, I had to wash myself thoroughly under the strict surveillance of the maids. I had no idea what that scent was, but I needed to wash it off before going to bed so that I could get rid of it. Then, as soon as I woke up, I had to bathe again.‘It’s uncomfortable.’

Nobles normally bathe with the assistance of maids, but it was still so embarrassing because I wasn’t used to having people around me while bathing.

After the bath, two maids began to dry my long hair with a magic tool that blew out the wind.

Meanwhile, I gazed awkwardly in the mirror. There was a face, still unfamiliar, in the mirror staring back at her. On the surface, Rowaine was really pretty.

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