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.

forward with a broom in hand, a voice rang out

at night.What’s everyone doing

turned around, only to see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the

a snake in the room.Your sister fainted after being bitten by it.I have to go save

exclaimed, fully awake

too dangerous!

boiled after hearing those

raised her hand and went

a slap Arielle could have easily

and crisp as the

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

sister die, don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious wench! Alfred! Throw her

sticky situation.Whether he did as she instructed or not,

proceed, he turned to

to stream

about your safety.After all, you’re the head of the family.What would we

sincere,

me! If something were to happen

my precious daughter knows me best and can empathize with

With that thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and glared

the hell did you hit her? She’s only worried about my

clearly wants

Cindy!" Arielle

just have to prove with actions that I do

from Henrick

hardly any fear or hesitation

the housekeepers shouted, "Be careful, Ms.Arielle! That snake

Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and he couldn’t

as he tried

him off and continued walking toward the

even more provoked and launched

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

difficult to tell that the cobra had gotten even angrier, especially

that they could only stand and watch from a distance,