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 hand, a voice rang out in the

at night.What’s everyone

see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks of it,

bitten by it.I have to go save her…"

exclaimed, fully awake

dangerous! You can’t

after hearing those

her hand and went for

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

as the

swelled up with

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

as

of how to proceed, he turned to Henrick

started to stream down

she cried out, "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, Dad.I can’t lose

sincere,

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

only my precious daughter knows me best and

everyone else! With that thought, Henrick furrowed

hell did you hit her? She’s

she clearly wants Shannie

Arielle

you want to think of me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do

grabbed the broom from Henrick and walked toward the

any fear

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

Arielle was more precious to him, and he couldn’t risk losing

Henrick pleaded as he tried

off and continued walking

even more provoked

attack before swiftly turning around to hit the

cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when its

watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone in the room to