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,

late at night.What’s everyone

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

sister fainted after being bitten by it.I have to go

exclaimed, fully awake

dangerous! You can’t go

blood boiled after hearing

thought, she raised her hand and

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

crisp as the slap landed

swelled up with Cindy’s handprint

You want to see your sister die, don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious

sticky situation.Whether he did as

to proceed, he turned to Henrick to observe

started to stream down Arielle’s

anything, she cried out, "Dad, I’m only concerned about your safety.After all, you’re the head of the family.What would we

and sincere, cut Henrick

something were to happen to me, they

only my precious daughter knows me best and can empathize

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

you hit her? She’s only worried about my

clearly wants Shannie

Cindy!" Arielle

with actions that I do not

then grabbed the broom from Henrick and walked

any fear or hesitation on her

careful, Ms.Arielle! That snake is

Arielle was more precious to him, and he

as he tried

him off and continued walking

even more provoked

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

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

watch from a distance, leaving Arielle