I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 134

Chapter 131: Waiting for the Maid

Charlotte couldn’t help but feel resentful.

Every time Roy was with that little maid, his gaze practically glued to her—seriously, it was getting ridiculous!

There was no way this was a normal master-servant relationship!

Not to mention that Alice was indeed very pretty, with her smooth golden hair and bright, clear eyes, making it hard for Charlotte to shake off her sense of insecurity.

Then Roy shot back, “Is that so strange?”

“If Miss Lisa always avoided you, wouldn’t you care?”

Charlotte thought for a moment and found herself unable to refute that.

Roy stared at the ceiling, eyes vacant, and began to mumble to himself, “Why? Why, after finally coming to the capital, does she avoid me…?”

Seeing Roy’s woeful expression made Charlotte feel a bit down too.

Even when facing the pursuit of the Cult, he always had this determined look, never letting out any negative vibes.

That was enough to show how much the little maid meant to him.

Insecurity aside, given the previous incident with the green tea girl, Charlotte didn’t want to unfairly blame Alice anymore.

After all…

The girl discreetly peeked at Roy’s profile, noting that the trace from that day had long since faded, leaving her with a bitter taste in her mouth.

After all, this version of him didn’t truly belong to her.

“If it matters to you that much, just go have a talk with her.”

“Huh? But…” Roy hesitated, after all, it felt wrong to just leave Charlotte alone while she’d come to visit.

“I just happen to have something to take care of.” Charlotte paused, her expression a bit complex: “It’s time for Leo’s funeral.”

Roy was taken aback and didn’t know what to say.

He never had much liking for Leo, and as for hatred, well, he was dead now—what was there to hate?

The second prince had already paid the price for his foolishness.

But for the Lionheart mother and daughter, it wasn’t that simple.

They said that the royal family was the coldest, yet they were just as human—suddenly realizing that a family member they had lived with for so many years harbored such malice, even going so far as to harm one another was anything but pleasant.

“Don’t worry, Mom knows what’s right.” Charlotte said lightly.

“A number of nobles proposed burying Leo’s incident to avoid shaking public sentiment, but Mom said that precisely because we are royals, we must punish mistakes more severely. Plus, he colluded with a Cult, crossing the bottom line of what it means to be human.”

“Leo’s crimes will be made public, and he will be stripped of his royal status, not buried in the royal tomb. That’s the price he has to pay.”

After saying that, Charlotte lifted her head to look at Roy, forcing a bitter smile: “But still, he is family, so the funeral must be held.”

“So while I’m busy with the funeral, you better go comfort your maid, or she’ll keep sulking all day long!” Charlotte pointed at Roy, chiding him.

Days had passed since the battle with the Crimson Dragon, so by rights, the funeral should have been done and dusted.

However, some things didn’t need to be explicitly stated, and Roy wouldn’t point out Charlotte’s unique thoughtfulness.

So after saying goodbye to Charlotte, Roy leaned on his cane and began searching for Alice.

“Are you looking for Miss Alice, sir? She should be helping the palace maids with chores right now, meow!”

Thanks to Chuck’s intel, Roy inquired with the palace maids, only to receive an unexpected answer.

“Miss Alice said she wants to go look for Adventurers to train.”

Just finished helping out with chores and now off to train? Isn’t that a bit much?

With no other option, Roy hopped on his Golden-Winged Griffin and dashed to the Adventurers’ Guild.

The griffin almost tore his wounds open again.

For some reason, the rough-looking Adventurers cast him unfriendly glares.

“Our guardian angel went home to clean, saying even if the master isn’t around, she needs to be prepared for whenever he might return! Hmph, what a good child! It’s a mystery how someone like you deserves such admiration from her…”

Home being the Ainbrad estate in the capital, of course.

But when Roy finally got home, he learned from the maid on duty that Alice had already gone back to the palace to learn from the chefs.

Roy nearly stumbled.

He’d chased her from morning till afternoon, and that little maid had been constantly running around like a clockwork puppet!

Seriously, her schedule was packed!

With no other choice, Roy took a roundabout way and ended up back at the Red Sunset Castle.

As expected, when he went to the kitchen, he found out Alice had left again.

This time, they didn’t even know where she had gone.

Alice might have been diligent, but this was getting a bit extreme.

Roy finally understood—this girl was intentionally avoiding him!

He sat in the courtyard, blankly gazing at the sunset, feeling the kind of bitterness that only a brother dismissed by his sister could feel.

“Sir? What are you doing here?”

Turning around, he spotted a white-haired cat girl passing by.

At first, Vanilla had been afraid of him because of his bad boy reputation, but after spending several days together, she had grown bolder.

In reality, she looked meek, but was far quicker witted than her raucous sister.

Before Roy could say a word, she pointed out, “You’re not looking for Alice, are you?”

Roy poured out his troubles.

“It shouldn’t be like this, why is she avoiding me? Did I upset her somehow?” Roy scratched his head, utterly confused.

Unlike Charlotte, who was easy to read, Alice always had a blank expression, making it hard to gauge what she was thinking; now, with her avoiding him, it left Roy utterly perplexed.

“Well, you know how girls can get moody sometimes.” Vanilla chuckled lightly.

Seems like the young master wasn’t obsessed with a princess’s skirt after all, and still cared about Alice; that’s a good thing!

“Moody…” Roy was even more confused.

Usually, when a girl gets moody, doesn’t she throw a fit? Avoiding him just didn’t sit right.

“When a girl gets moody, you just need to coax her a bit, that’s all.”

“I get that, but right now, she doesn’t even want to meet me.” Roy spread his arms in defeat.

“Well…,” Vanilla pondered for a moment, her eyes lighting up.

“Instead of searching everywhere, why not ambush her and wait for a chance, like ‘wait for the rabbit’?”