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,

late at night.What’s everyone

her pajamas.From the looks of it,

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

exclaimed, fully awake

dangerous! You

boiled after hearing those

her hand and went

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

was loud and crisp as the slap landed

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

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

as she instructed or not,

turned to

had started to

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 can’t lose

sincere, cut Henrick to

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

knows me best and can empathize

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

her? She’s only worried about my safety!" he

clearly wants Shannie

Arielle suddenly

you want to think of me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do not wish for

then grabbed the broom from Henrick and walked toward the

fear or

careful, Ms.Arielle!

scrunched up in worry.Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to

Henrick pleaded as he

Arielle brushed him off and continued walking toward the

coming closer, the cobra got even more provoked

pretended to struggle with dodging the snake’s attack before swiftly

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

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