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.

forward with a broom in hand, a voice rang out

it’s late at night.What’s everyone doing

her pajamas.From the looks of

bitten by it.I

exclaimed, fully awake

is too dangerous! You can’t go

blood boiled after

raised her hand and

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

as the slap landed squarely

cheek instantly swelled up with

die, don’t you? Get out of my

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

of how to proceed, he turned to Henrick to

had started to stream

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

honest and sincere, cut Henrick to the

If something were to happen to me,

daughter knows me best and can empathize

thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and

She’s only worried about my

clearly wants Shannie

Arielle

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

the broom from Henrick and walked toward the

any fear or hesitation on

shouted, "Be careful,

to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to

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

off and

the cobra got even more provoked and

attack before swiftly

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

watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone in the room to fight with the