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.

about to step forward with a broom in hand,

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

around, only to see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From

after being bitten by it.I have to go save

Arielle exclaimed, fully awake

this is too dangerous! You can’t go

boiled after hearing

her hand and went for Arielle’s

slap Arielle could have easily avoided, except she decided against

was loud and crisp as the slap landed

instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly

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

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

proceed, he turned to Henrick

started to stream

all, you’re the head of the family.What would we do if something

words, so honest and sincere, cut Henrick to the heart.She’s

survival depends on me! If something were to

daughter knows me best and can empathize with

thought,

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

clearly wants

Arielle

have to prove with actions that I do not wish for any harm

grabbed the broom from Henrick and

was hardly any fear or hesitation

careful,

Arielle was more precious to him, and

as he tried

off and

the cobra got even more

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

difficult to tell that the cobra had gotten even angrier, especially

they could only stand and watch from a distance, leaving