Don’t Be Obsessed With Your Cat Butler - Chapter 137

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At Sia’s request, Nox prepared for departure with a face that looked half-dead. Sia felt regret that she could not personally see him off as he set out for his destination. As she let out a small sigh, Marie approached and spoke as if she understood her feelings.

“If you can just recover quickly and get back on your feet, Madam, that will be what the Master wishes for the most.”

“…Cough, mm.”

“I will stay by your side, so if you need anything, please raise your hand.”

At Marie’s words, Sia only managed a weak nod before closing her eyes again. In her hazy state, she lay there without knowing whether she was sleeping or awake. Whenever something was occasionally placed in her mouth, she tried her best to swallow it.

Each time, when she realized the voice beside her was not Nox’s, Sia understood that she had not truly wanted to send him away.

But he was a man with many responsibilities. She knew that better than anyone after living beside him like a housekeeper.

What if rumors spread that he had changed because of her?

He had already been rejected for so long simply because of his black hair. The thought that he might be pointed at for another reason made her feel dizzy. Having been blamed by her family for no reason since childhood, she knew well the weight of careless words people threw around.

At first they might not feel heavy, but once they piled up, they pressed down like a mountain. She did not want Nox to go through that.

No, she did not want to add anything more to someone who had already endured so much.

I miss him already.

If the village has been occupied, it will probably take longer than last time.

I should recover before he returns and surprise him.

With too much time on her hands, trivial thoughts ran wild in her mind. Sia squeezed her eyes shut and tried to sleep. Pointless thoughts would only make her condition worse.

After spending several days drifting between sleep and wakefulness, she came to her senses when she heard Marie leaving the room. Since Marie rarely left her side, it made her curious.

Could Nox have returned?

Sia carefully poked her head out from under the blanket and listened. She thought she could faintly hear voices talking in the sitting room, then soon heard the sound of a door opening. It seemed that Marie hurried outside with someone else.

With no one left nearby, she realized that someone had been beside her the entire time. Left alone, she was surprised at how quiet her room felt.

“…Did he co, me back?”

Certain that Marie had gone to greet Nox, Sia rubbed her face with her hand. She had improved quite a bit, but her skin still felt rough. Her voice had not fully returned either.

Still, the reason she felt somewhat better was because her fever was finally going down. After sweating that much, if the fever had not dropped, that would have been truly dangerous.

Sia closed her eyes again. If Nox had returned, she planned to surprise him.

The corners of her lips lifted slightly, but she had to open her eyes again at a faint sound.

It was the sound of a window opening.

Turning her gaze toward the noise, Sia’s eyes met exactly with the man who had just entered. Seeing her eyes widen in shock, Aesir smiled brightly and greeted her politely.

“It is a pleasure to meet you, human. I am the Marquis of Kris, Aesir.”

“…Pardon?”

He approached so smoothly, completely unlike someone who had just intruded, that Sia missed the moment to scream. Not that she could have screamed anyway, with her throat in its current state.

“Hm, as I heard, your condition does not look very good. So I had no choice but to change the plan.”

“What… who…”

“Did I not just introduce myself, human?”

There were too many things wrong with that statement to even know where to start. In other words, what exactly are you doing sneaking in through the window?

“I cannot keep calling you ‘human’, so would you kindly tell me your honorable name, Lady?”

Seeing the man speak so casually instead made Sia feel afraid. She slowly sat up and cautiously moved her upper body backward. Then, reconsidering, she gave him her name.

“…It’s Sia.”

There was no reason to comply with the words of a man who had broken in, but the thought came belatedly that if she did not give him what he wanted, he might attack.

Regardless of her thoughts, Aesir did not hide his delight as he spoke.

“Sia! What a very lovely name.”

“……”

“I came to escort you after hearing your request, Lady Sia.”