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.

a broom in hand, a voice rang out in the

it’s late at

Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks of it, the

sister fainted after being bitten by it.I have to

way!" Arielle exclaimed,

dangerous! You

blood boiled after

second thought, she raised her hand

reflexes, that was a slap Arielle could have easily avoided, except she decided against

loud and crisp as the slap landed squarely on

swelled up with

want to see your sister die, don’t you? Get out of my

a sticky situation.Whether he did as she instructed or not, he’d risk angering either

proceed, he turned to Henrick to observe his

had started to stream down

could say anything, she cried out, "Dad, I’m only concerned about your safety.After all, you’re the head of the

honest and sincere, cut Henrick to

the family, everyone’s survival depends on me! If something were

course, only my precious daughter knows me

hell with everyone else! With that thought, Henrick furrowed his

you hit her? She’s only worried about my

clearly wants Shannie

Cindy!" Arielle

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

broom from Henrick and walked toward the

fear or hesitation on her

careful, Ms.Arielle!

was more precious to him,

pleaded as he

Arielle brushed him off and continued walking toward

closer, the cobra got even

to struggle with dodging the snake’s attack before swiftly turning around to hit the snake’s tail with her

the cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when its

watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone in the room to fight with the