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.

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

late at night.What’s everyone

in her pajamas.From the looks of

fainted after being bitten by it.I have

way!" Arielle exclaimed, fully

is too dangerous! You can’t go

blood boiled after hearing those

thought, she raised her hand

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

The sound was loud and crisp as the slap landed squarely on Arielle’s

swelled up

don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious wench! Alfred! Throw her out now!" Cindy

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

how to proceed, he turned

to stream

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

words, so honest and sincere, cut Henrick to

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

daughter knows me

that thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and

did you hit her? She’s only worried

she clearly wants

Arielle

to prove with actions that I

grabbed the broom from Henrick and walked toward

was hardly any fear or

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

scrunched up in worry.Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and he couldn’t

pleaded as he

Arielle brushed him off and continued walking

closer, the cobra got even more provoked and launched itself toward

swiftly turning around

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

by now that they could only stand and watch from a distance, leaving