A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Arielle decided to get up to look around.

But instead of turning on the lights, she chose to rely on her phone’s illumination as she searched every corner of the room.

Hiss! All of a sudden, she heard something odd that sounded like someone was breathing rapidly.

It took a while, but Arielle managed to pinpoint the source of the sound.

It came from her bed and was only about three feet away from her.

What the hell is it? Arielle hurriedly increased the brightness on her phone screen and shone it in the direction of the sound.

To her horror, it was a cobra angrily hissing away.

The cobra had long set its sight on Arielle as it reared itself up and stared at her with a pair of piercing green eyes.

If she hadn’t gotten up because the noise bothered her, Arielle would have fallen victim to the cobra’s venomous bite.

All of a sudden, the cobra launched itself toward Arielle, aiming for her neck.

Thanks to her training, Arielle had lightning-fast reflexes and dodged the cobra’s attack in the nick of time.

She then swiftly caught the cobra by its tail and flung it hard against the floor, knocking it out almost immediately.

Eager to cut off the head of the cobra, Arielle whipped out the scissors she had initially kept under her pillow as a precautionary measure.

However, before she could deal the finishing blow, Arielle was hit by a sudden realization.

The snake was indeed a cobra, but it would never be found here in the North since its species lived in the South.

This cobra couldn’t have accidentally crawled into my room.

Someone must have put it here! Arielle recalled the footsteps she had heard earlier and put two and two together.She finally understood the intention of the person who had stood briefly on her balcony before leaving.

These people want me dead! The wheels in Arielle’s head started turning as she thought about the possible perpetrators who could want to harm her.

Henrick thought very highly of her and was confident he could rely on her to climb the ranks in the Nightshires.

He was only too eager to pamper her, so there was no way he could have done it.

The only possibilities left were Cindy and Shandie.

Then again, Cindy was a clever and collected person.

It was unlikely that she’d carry out such a plan on the first night of Arielle’s return.

was the

of that, her gaze turning colder under the illumination of the

you’ve grossly overestimated

dead, you’re going to have to try a lot harder! The clock had just struck one, and

had

All except for Shandie.

was wide awake and waiting to receive the

been a few hours, yet there was still no good news

long, Shandie could no longer stand

dialed Janet’s number and ordered her up

in, Shandie asked, "Did you not do as per my orders? If that’s the case, you can wait for the police

you instructed and bought the most venomous snake I could

she’d have woken up, screaming in pain.My

have

snake doesn’t

is very aggressive.He had even starved the snake for days,

was even more

what could have

her head as

that the snake’s venom is very potent.Without treatment, the victim will surely die.Perhaps the snake had already bitten

"She’s already dead!"

interrupted with a glint

that case, Ms.Shandie, should I find an excuse to enter her

with a wave

to keep this

you were to go to

I say we let the night pass, make sure she’s dead, then collect her

Janet nodded in agreement.

then, and not even the best doctor, or even God himself, would be able to

unable to contain the excitement bubbling inside

her necklace and

to let

Ms.Shandie!"

she had from having murdered Arielle disappeared as soon as she saw

don’t think what I’ve done counts as murder

was the

conscience can remain

finally have a good night’s sleep tonight," Shandie said as she shooed Janet out of

started to picture how she’d let things play out as soon as

stumble upon her sister’s body, and when it came to the funeral, she’d cry a river of