[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi":3,"chapter-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-90":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Lady's Butler: I Reincarnated To Serve The Villainess",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},725469,965,"Chapter 90: A Reunion","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-90",90,"\u003Cp>[A Few Hours Before Adrian’s Death]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle nervously exited the carriage the moment it reached the Ardent mansion, hesitant to walk through the doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing there was Margaret, with a small smile on her face, though tear streaks were still visible on her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle let out a sigh as she finally made up her mind and walked up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they here?\" She asked as she got close enough to the head maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, young mistress,\" Margaret answered with a nod, \"they’re waiting in the study room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Renelle nodded before walking past the door and the head maid followed behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as she currently walked to meet them, this moment still felt as if it were just a dream, one that she would wake up from if she just blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might be just a bit over a year for them, but for her, it was almost ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had no hope of seeing them ever again, and yet here she was, about to see them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked ahead and spotted another familiar face, another he thought he wouldn’t ever see again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sebastian?\" Renelle called out the moment she spotted the butler standing by the door that led to the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Renelle,\" the butler spoke up as he adjusted his monocle slightly and a rare expression appeared on his face, a smile, \"you’ve grown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you haven’t changed at all,\" she replied softly, though her voice trembled a bit as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian let out a chuckle, stepping aside as he placed a hand over his chest in a respectful bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d like to say the same, but I suppose time treated you better than it did this old man,\" he said with a chuckle. He then turned towards the door. \"They’re waiting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle nodded before walking past him and approaching the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian, on the other hand, had a small frown on his face as he couldn’t sense the presence of that young butler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his expression soon returned to neutral when he noticed a strange shift in the lady’s shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then stood up and watched Renelle hesitantly push open the door and walk in, leaving him with the head maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian looked at her for a short while before smiling again, an expression that would truly shock anyone who knew him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did well,\" he said, referring to the fact that Margaret had been raising Renelle for the past year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I appreciate the praise, Sebastian,\" Margaret replied before adding with a chuckle, \"but are you sure you’re fine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Sebastian asked a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the Sebastian I know would never give out praises this lightly,\" the head maid added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\" The old butler muttered, \"Then I guess I’ve changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a good change then,\" Margaret answered, before turning back, \"if you’ll excuse me, I have a few more things to handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, inside the study, Renelle stood frozen as she looked at the two before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-mother?\" The words left her mouth before she realized, but it sounded pretty uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman sitting by the Grand Duke suddenly stood up, her pupils trembling as she also looked at Renelle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, she moved from the Duke’s side and walked towards the frozen Renelle, whose brain was still struggling to accept the scene before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could even process it, the woman closed the distance between them and pulled her into an embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone who had been bedridden for most of her life, her arms still carried a gentle strength as they wrapped tightly around her daughter, as if afraid she might disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought... I thought I’d never see you again,\" the woman whispered, her voice breaking as tears streamed down her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle remained frozen for a few moments, and then her hands slowly lifted before clutching onto her mother’s back just as tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was certain that she wouldn’t see them again, after all, she had seen them die in her past life, and she could do nothing about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they were both in front of her, very much alive, and her sick mother was completely fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, Boreas Ardent watched the scene unfold with a calm expression just as he always had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the way his fingers subtly tightened against the armrest of his chair betrayed his true thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what he had been hoping for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, one person was missing, but he’d soon return, so he didn’t have to worry about his whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the woman pulled back slightly, her hands cupping Renelle’s face as if trying to memorize every detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve grown so much...\" she said softly, her trembling fingers brushing against Renelle’s cheek, \"you’re even more beautiful than I imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle let out a laugh, though her eyes were still wet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not supposed to say that when I look like this,\" she muttered, wiping at her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense,\" her mother replied immediately, her tone carrying a faint hint of stubbornness, \"you could come covered in mud and I’d still say the same thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the Grand Duchess curiously looked behind Renelle before asking, \"By the way, where’s your Butler?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adrian?\" Renelle asked, wondering why her mother was curious about him, but she still replied, \"I ordered him to stay back and help at the academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I see,\" the grand duchess nodded in understanding, \"then I guess I’ll have to thank him later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That caused her even more confusion, but before she could ask, Grand Duke Boreas interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renelle,\" he called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father,\" Renelle greeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boreas looked at his daughter for a while, of course he had been keeping an eye on her, and he very much knew about her behavior towards the prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seems she had outgrown that childishness and he was glad she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard about the prince’s decision to annul the engagement,\" Boreas said, \"I assume you have your own thoughts on the matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quietly waited for her answer, truly wondering if her obsession with the prince was still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if it was, although he’d be a bit disappointed, he would still get the king to reverse the decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Renelle shook her head, \"I believe the prince and I were not a good match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Boreas tapped his fingers lightly against the armrest before speaking again, \"then we won’t delay this matter any further.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare yourself,\" he said, standing up, \"we will be heading to the Royal Palace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now?\" The Grand Duchess asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, if the royal family wishes to annul the engagement,\" Boreas nodded as he continued, adjusting his coat, \"then they will do so properly, in my presence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-02T10:56:10.128Z",1,"novelbin.me","3df12838dd39663e06e30dbbd5e50c2557a0ab3c288f2825cba84b3ecf26fb9d","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-49","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-48",146,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-cover.jpg"]