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

it’s late at

only to see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks of it, the commotion had just woken

the room.Your sister fainted after being bitten by it.I

way!" Arielle exclaimed, fully awake

dangerous! You can’t

boiled after

her hand

slap Arielle could have easily avoided,

The sound was loud and crisp as the slap landed

up with Cindy’s handprint

die, don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious

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

he turned to Henrick

to stream down Arielle’s

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 to

words, so honest and sincere, cut Henrick to the heart.She’s

everyone’s survival depends on me! If something

my precious daughter knows me best and can empathize with

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

you hit her? She’s only worried about my safety!"

she clearly

Arielle suddenly

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

grabbed the broom from Henrick

fear or hesitation on

"Be careful, Ms.Arielle! That snake is

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

Henrick pleaded as he

brushed him off and continued

Arielle coming closer, the cobra got even more

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 hiss

now that they could only stand and watch