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

that, her gaze turning colder under the illumination

you’ve

a lot harder!

the villa had fallen into

All except for Shandie.

to receive the

it had already been a few hours, yet there

for so long,

ordered her up to her

not do as per my orders? If that’s

"You’ve misunderstood, Ms.Shandie! I did as you instructed and bought the most

she’d have woken up, screaming in pain.My room is so close to hers, yet I haven’t heard

have no

the snake doesn’t

me that the snake he picked is very aggressive.He had even starved the snake for days, so it’s guaranteed to attack any

even more puzzled

what could have

her head as she

treatment, the victim will surely die.Perhaps the snake had already bitten her? But before she could react, the venom

"She’s already dead!"

interrupted with a

I find an excuse

with a wave of her

keep

incur suspicion if you were

manage to revive her? I say we let the night pass,

Janet nodded in agreement.

gone by then, and not

to contain

while, she removed her necklace and handed

your reward.Feel free to let me know if there’s anything else you need in

Ms.Shandie!" Janet

Arielle disappeared as

what I’ve done counts as murder

the snake

conscience can remain

a good night’s sleep tonight," Shandie said as she

had started to picture how she’d let things play

when it came