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.

to step forward with a broom in hand, a

late at

turned around, only to 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 it.I have to go

exclaimed, fully awake

too dangerous! You can’t go

after hearing

second thought, she raised her hand and

a slap Arielle could have easily avoided, except she

was loud and crisp as the slap

swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly

Get out of my sight, you vicious

placed Alfred in a sticky situation.Whether he did as she instructed

he turned to Henrick

had started to stream down Arielle’s

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 to you? I’ve only just

so honest and sincere, cut

everyone’s survival depends on me! If something were to happen to me, they wouldn’t have it

knows me best and can empathize with

everyone else! With that thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and

you hit her? She’s only worried about

clearly

Arielle

me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do not wish for any harm to come

broom from Henrick and

fear or

careful, Ms.Arielle!

in worry.Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and he

pleaded as

and continued

cobra got even more provoked and

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

had gotten even angrier, especially when its

that they could only stand and watch from