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,

at night.What’s

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

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

exclaimed, fully

this is too dangerous!

after hearing

second thought, she raised her hand

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

was loud and crisp as the slap landed squarely

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

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

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

proceed, he turned to Henrick

to stream

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 found you, Dad.I

and sincere, cut Henrick to the

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

daughter knows me best and

With that thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and

hell did you hit her? She’s only worried

clearly wants Shannie

Cindy!" Arielle suddenly

to prove with actions that I do not wish

from Henrick and walked toward the

hardly any fear or hesitation on

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

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

don’t go!" Henrick pleaded as he tried to

him off and

even more provoked and launched itself

snake’s attack before swiftly turning around to hit the

gotten even angrier, especially when its

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