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 voice

it’s late at night.What’s

her pajamas.From the looks of it, the commotion

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

way!" Arielle exclaimed, fully awake

too dangerous! You can’t

boiled after hearing those

she raised her hand and

easily avoided,

crisp as the slap

swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly on

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

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

how to proceed, he turned to Henrick to observe his

started to stream

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

so honest and sincere, cut Henrick

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

daughter knows me

With that thought, Henrick furrowed his

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

she clearly wants

Arielle suddenly

think of me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I

from Henrick

was hardly any fear or hesitation on her

shouted, "Be careful,

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

go!" Henrick pleaded as he tried to stop

brushed him off and continued walking toward

closer, the cobra got even more provoked and launched itself

attack before swiftly turning around to hit the

tell that the cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when its hiss had also become louder

petrified by now that they could only stand and watch