I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 74

Chapter 37.2

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It was a little later than planned when I arrived at Count Larscel’s residence because I took a detour on the side path.

“Rowaine! Why are you here so late? I thought you weren’t coming.”

As I got out of the carriage, Countess Larscel greeted me friendly with her arms folded. I laughed a little bitterly because the overreaction did not just feel like welcoming their daughter. Still, I acted as calmly as possible.

“I missed you, mother. I felt bad for leaving like that last time.”

“Yes, yes. You don’t know how much your father cared for you after letting you go like that. However, what about the Duke of Blois?”

Saying so, the Countess snooped through the empty carriage.

“He couldn’t come with me because he was suddenly busy.”

“Really?”

The Countess narrowed her brow, trying to hide her delight. Seeing her smile like that, I frowned, although she didn’t seem to realize it.

“Well, actually, it’s a bit awkward for him to come, isn’t it? It’s about his wife’s ex-lover…”

The next moment, I met Count Larscel, who was smiling brightly as he listened to our conversation a little behind.

‘…He said he was hurt. It seemed that he wasn’t lying.’

There was a time when I received a letter from my father asking me to come to visit him because he was injured, though I ignored it, thinking it was a clear lie. Nonetheless, it seems that the injury was true since the Count’s arm was wrapped in bandages.

‘Anyway, the real Rowaine is not a kind person, so she would not have cared about it either.’

I did not pretend I saw the Count’s arm or even say hello. I casually greeted the Count.

“Father.”

“Thank you for coming, Rowaine. Last time, this father was out of his mind.”

As expected, the Count did not seem to expect me to be kind and worried about him. Rather, he was more friendly and even asked if it was difficult to come here. It seemed that when the plan to sell his daughter went awry, all of a sudden, he was now being nice and it made me feel sick.

‘Is he thinking of trying to persuade me?’

In the first place, Rowaine was on the same side as the Count, so it seemed that he would try to do this. Although diamond mines were diamond mines, if he succeeded in persuading me to become the Emperor’s mistress again, the unexpected profit* that would fall afterwards in the future would be formidable. Even considering that, it was good for Count Larsel and his wife that their relationship with their daughter did not go wrong.

I smiled to reassure them both.

“I’ve already forgotten all about the past.”

At that time, I calmly passed the Count and changed the subject as if I was just fickle.

“I wanted to be comfortable in the carriage, so I wasn’t properly dressed. However, before I see the customers, I’ll change into a dress first.”

“Yes, you should.”

The Countess, enamored with my favorable attitude, followed me up to Rowaine’s room. Following me, she began to charm me in earnest by taking care of me while I was changing.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but I heard from the Emperor that you must’ve been angry with His Majesty.”

‘The Emperor’s letter also said something similar.’

Still, he seemed to firmly believe that I had married Dimitri out of anger at him.

‘What the hell did the Emperor do to Rowaine…? I thought it had something to do with the Empress.’

Countess Larscel held my clothes off and opened her mouth again.

“Shouldn’t you stop and think about it first? His Majesty is looking for you. See, isn’t that why he’s giving you this last chance to ask for your opinion?”

“….”

“When His Majesty says he’ll accept it, be grateful and return to him. How good would it be if you just drop this and go to the Imperial Palace to see His Majesty? Regardless, the Duke of Blois is someone you don’t really want.”

While I listened to the words of the Countess, the only thought in my mind was that the dress I brought was uncomfortable and heavy.

“It’s good to make a man fret, though to exhaust him too much…”

“I understand very well what you mean. By the way, I brought you a present. Would you like to see it?”

I interrupted her words and held out a well-wrapped present.

“What is this?”

“I bought it just thinking of Mother. Open it.”

The Countess, whose face brightened in an instant at the word ‘present,’ forgot that she had been convincing me and quickly unpacked the present to check the contents.

“Oh my, it’s beautiful!”

It was an expensive shawl beautifully embroidered with gold thread.

Then, I wrapped the shawl around her shoulder with my hands and gave her a beautiful brooch to close the front, making sure it stuck close to her body so it would not fall off.

“What do you think? Do you like it?”

“It’s so pretty. When did you prepare all this?”

“It looks good on you, mother. You look much younger. Don’t take it off and keep wearing it, okay?”

With a smile, I clasped the excited Countess’s arms and walked out of the room—like a good daughter who listened well.

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