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 in

late at

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

after being bitten by it.I have to go

way!" Arielle exclaimed, fully

this is too dangerous! You can’t

blood boiled after

a second thought, she raised her

slap Arielle could have easily avoided, except she decided against it at the last

The sound was loud and crisp as the slap landed squarely on Arielle’s

cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly

out of my sight, you vicious

in a sticky situation.Whether he did as she instructed

proceed, he turned to

started to stream down Arielle’s

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

so honest and sincere, cut Henrick

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

precious daughter knows

else! With that thought, Henrick furrowed

She’s only worried about my safety!"

clearly wants

Arielle suddenly

just have to prove with actions that I do not wish for

from Henrick and walked toward

fear

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

Arielle was

pleaded as

Arielle brushed him off and continued walking toward the

cobra got even

before swiftly turning around to hit the snake’s

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

else was so petrified by now that they could only stand and watch