I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 8

Chapter 4.2

‘She’s beautiful enough that the Emperor fell in love with her at first sight.’

With wide, vivid, scarlet eyes and creamy, translucent skin, she looked more like a doll than a human being. How perfect the curves of her thick, slightly raised lips were. Even her thick and straight eyebrows looked as if they were drawn.

‘How unrealistic.’

That’s why I couldn’t quite believe it yet.

It felt weird to look at the mirror because the person staring back seemed more like a painting or a photograph, and it was hard to believe that I was feeling real sensations. After the maids finished styling my hair, elegant wavy burgundy hair covered my back.

In the mirror, there was a beautiful woman who captivated any eye, perhaps because of her porcelain skin with slight pinkish hues.

“The Master sent a dress for you.”

As I stared at the plain dresses packed for Renée, who was supposed to be here, the maid presented another dress to me.

It was a sleeveless dress meant to be fastened with a string instead of buttons, and accompanying it was a shawl to be adjusted and affixed onto the shoulders. It didn’t need to be tailored to fit because it’s a ready-made dress. Perhaps predicting that I would insist on not wearing that dress, the maid quickly conveyed the Duke’s words.

“The clothes you brought may have a scent, so please wear the dress prepared by the Master.”

How the hell exactly did I smell that he was so stubborn about it? Wasn’t he just pushing the blame on me? At this point, I was getting annoyed, but I didn’t want to make a fuss, so I just clenched my teeth and quietly changed clothes.

“Don’t delay any longer, let’s go quickly. I heard my sister is here.”

Obviously, I told Renée to run away with her lover, but seeing as she came to the Blois Duchy, she seemed to have failed.

It didn’t make sense that she got caught right away while running away. Because Rowaine routinely went out at night, it wouldn’t have been strange for her to disappear. So, if Renée ran away that night and weren’t noticed, she’d have been ahead by at least a day or two. In the end, she must not have even tried to run in the first place.

‘I even showed her where Rowaine hid her gold.’

I thought that if she had the money, she would have finally gained some courage regardless of how cowardly she was, but I was mistaken.

No matter how much Renée didn’t believe my change in attitude, she was in a situation where she had to grab every opportunity she could get. If she didn’t run, she would have to marry Duke Blois. And if she did run away and got caught, the result would be the same. If Renée thought about it like this, then she should have known that it was better for her to close her eyes and run away.

‘I underestimated her cowardice.’

I knew it wouldn’t be simple, but still, it was disheartening to see that my plans were so vainly shattered. I had no more cards left. My future was now in the hands of Duke Blois.

‘Maybe since I’ve shown my ability, he won’t send me back to the County…’

I got impatient and ran to the parlor of the main building. Renée was there waiting for me.

“Ro-Rowaine.”

When Renée, who had been shuddering in fear, saw me, she immediately jumped up. It seemed like she had been pretty exhausted throughout the day.

Anyone who saw her now would have thought that the Duke had slapped her or something. It was because Renée was watching the Duke with frightened eyes. Meanwhile, the Duke simply stared at her as if she were an insignificant ant.

“You didn’t do anything bad to Renée, did you?”

The Duke turned to me, dissatisfied, then crossed his legs. He looked as though he didn’t want to be here in the first place.

The trembling Renée meekly responded instead.

“O-Oh no, Rowaine. He didn’t say a word.”

“Not a word?”

Renée hurriedly nodded her head.

“Then, why do you look so intimidated?”

To be honest, I didn’t expect her to answer. The situation itself must be too much for her timid and vulnerable personality.

“Straighten your shoulders—someone would think you’ve committed a great sin.”

I just wanted her to ease her mind a bit since I was an accomplice. Wouldn’t she feel better if she had someone on the same side?

“Rowaine…”

While Renée hesitated, Count Larscel’s aide, expecting her to be unable to express herself properly, came forward.

“Lady Rowaine, please return to the County”

Then, he apologized to the Duke of Blois.

“I apologize, Duke. The County’s daughters decided to play a simple joke. Please forgive us.”

But I immediately denied his words.“What joke? We’re not so young anymore that we’d take this lightly.”

Renée was twenty-three, and Rowaine was twenty-one. Of course, my real age was twenty-nine. Regardless, I was old enough to know that marriage wasn’t a game.

“Lady Rowaine.”

The Count’s aide whispered in my ear.

“What about His Majesty the Emperor? His Majesty is looking for you.”

“Sorry, but tell His Majesty that I’ve changed my mind. Please tell him to be more devoted to his family.”

“Milady!”

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