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.

as he was about to step forward with a broom in

it’s late at night.What’s

see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the

snake in the room.Your sister fainted after being bitten by

way!" Arielle exclaimed, fully

this is too dangerous! You

after hearing

raised her hand and went for Arielle’s

could have easily avoided, except she decided against it

was loud and crisp as the slap landed

cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s

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

as she instructed or not, he’d risk angering

to proceed, he turned

had started to

"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 found you,

words, so honest and sincere, cut

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

course, only my precious daughter knows me best and can empathize

else! With that thought, Henrick

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

clearly wants Shannie

Arielle

way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do not wish for any harm to come to my

the broom from Henrick and walked

hardly any fear or hesitation on

the housekeepers shouted, "Be careful, Ms.Arielle! That snake

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

Henrick pleaded as he tried to stop

brushed him off and

got even more provoked and

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

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

now that they could only stand and watch from