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.

with a broom in hand, a voice rang out in the

late at night.What’s everyone

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

being bitten by it.I have to go save her…"

Arielle exclaimed, fully awake

is too dangerous! You

boiled after hearing those

she raised her hand and went for Arielle’s

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

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

up with Cindy’s

don’t you? Get out of

did as she instructed or not, he’d risk angering either Cindy or

to proceed, he turned

had started to

safety.After all, you’re the head of the family.What would we do if something happened to you?

honest and sincere,

something were to happen to me, they wouldn’t

precious daughter knows me best

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

the hell did you hit her? She’s only worried about

clearly wants

Arielle suddenly

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

then grabbed the broom from Henrick and walked toward

was hardly any fear or hesitation

"Be careful,

in worry.Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him,

as he tried to

Arielle brushed him off and continued walking toward

coming closer, the cobra got even more provoked

to struggle with dodging the snake’s attack before swiftly

even angrier, especially when its hiss had also become louder

petrified by now that they could only stand and watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone in the