A Beauty With Multiple Masks

"What?"

Everyone looked in the direction the housekeeper had pointed at, only to see a snake glaring back and hissing at them.

The snake was unlike any the housekeepers had seen before.It had a big head, and it had flared its neck as if ready to attack.Everyone was petrified and stumbled backward in a panic.

"Hurry! Run!" the housekeepers screamed as they collectively fled from the room.

Just then, Henrick and Cindy finally came to Shandie’s room.

Upon seeing the snake still writhing and hissing away, Henrick too retreated, afraid of getting bitten by it.

Cindy’s face had turned green as she shakily asked, "What’s going on? Why is there a snake? What’s everyone standing around for? Someone go kill it now!"

The housekeepers exchanged looks of apprehension, no one wanting to volunteer to take out the snake.

To let any of them deal with a venomous cobra would be akin to sending them to their deaths.

Nobody was going to take that risk.

Janet, who had taken her time to come up, was now paralyzed by fear.

Isn’t that the snake I released into Arielle’s room? What is it doing here? Even carrying the box with the cobra earlier was enough to turn Janet’s legs into jelly.

Now she was even more afraid to go any nearer because she knew how venomous the cobra was.

Janet knew Shandie would be dead if she weren’t given the antivenom within the hour.

Yet, that was something she had to keep to herself, no matter how much it pained her.

Seeing how no one was keen to take any action, Cindy tugged at Henrick and cried desperately, "Dear! Go kill that snake!"

Henrick, like the others, didn’t dare go near the snake.

However, he also had his pride as the man of the house to consider.

If word got out that he couldn’t save his daughter from a snake, he’d lose all the respect he had.

Damn these useless, cowardly housekeepers! And Cindy too! If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be in such a dilemma! Henrick gritted his teeth and bit the bullet.

he was about to step forward with a broom in hand, a voice

at night.What’s

around, only to see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks of it, the commotion had just woken

fainted after being bitten

Arielle exclaimed,

is too dangerous! You can’t

blood boiled after hearing

thought, she raised her hand and

could have easily avoided, except she decided against it at the last

crisp as the slap landed squarely

cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly on

don’t you? Get out of my sight,

did as she instructed or not, he’d risk angering either

turned

started to stream down Arielle’s

she cried out, "Dad, I’m only concerned about your safety.After all, you’re the head of the family.What would we do if something happened to you?

sincere, cut Henrick to

something were to happen to me, they wouldn’t have it

precious daughter knows me best and can empathize with

everyone else! With that thought, Henrick furrowed

hit her? She’s only worried about

clearly wants

Arielle

you want to think of me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do not

grabbed the broom from

fear or hesitation on

housekeepers shouted, "Be careful, Ms.Arielle!

was more precious

don’t go!" Henrick pleaded as he tried to

him off and continued

the cobra got even more provoked and launched itself

swiftly

that the cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when its hiss had also become

by now that they could only stand and watch