My Cat Was the Villainess

On the path to being expelled from the imperial palace as per the original story, I found a scruffy little kitten. Although I was kicked out of the palace, taking care of a single cat wasn’t too difficult!
“Come with me. Your name will be… Aslan.”
Thus began my quiet and peaceful life of seclusion with Aslan. Five years later…
“Mom, are you awake?”
…My cat had become the villainess in a novel.
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One day, Aslan asked Lloyd:
“Why can’t you love my mom?”
“She already had a husband whom she lost.”
“My mom doesn’t have anyone like that.”
No one? Then what was that portrait of the man I saw before? As Lloyd was perplexed, Aslan whispered a secret into his ear.
“I’m not her real daughter. You can confess your love to her.”