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.

he was about to step forward with a

at night.What’s

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

after being bitten by it.I have to go save her…" Henrick

exclaimed,

this is too dangerous!

after hearing those

thought, she raised her

easily avoided, except she decided against it at the

loud and crisp as the

up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly on

your sister die, don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious wench! Alfred! Throw

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

how to proceed, he turned to Henrick to observe

started to stream

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

words, so honest and sincere,

head of the family, everyone’s survival depends on me! If something were to happen to me, they

precious daughter knows

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

She’s only worried about

clearly

Cindy!" Arielle

way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do

then grabbed the broom from Henrick and

fear or hesitation on

"Be careful, Ms.Arielle!

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

Henrick pleaded as he tried to

brushed him off and continued walking

got even more provoked and launched itself toward

with dodging the snake’s attack before swiftly

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

they could only stand and watch