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

it’s late at night.What’s everyone

see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks of it,

a snake in the room.Your sister fainted after being bitten by

exclaimed, fully awake

too dangerous!

after hearing

a second thought, she raised her hand

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

and crisp as the slap landed squarely on Arielle’s

and tender cheek instantly swelled up

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

did as she instructed or not, he’d risk

he turned to

started to stream

Henrick could say anything, 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

and sincere, cut Henrick to

survival depends on me! If something were to happen to me,

precious daughter knows me best

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

the hell did you hit her? She’s only

she clearly

Cindy!" Arielle suddenly

I’ll just have to prove with actions

grabbed the broom from

hardly any fear or hesitation on her

shouted, "Be careful, Ms.Arielle! That snake is

scrunched up in worry.Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more

go!" Henrick pleaded as he

Arielle brushed him off and continued walking toward

got even more

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

gotten even angrier, especially when its hiss had also become

that they could only stand and watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone in the room to fight with the