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

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

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

way!" Arielle exclaimed, fully

this is too dangerous! You can’t go

boiled after hearing those

thought, she raised her hand and went

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

loud and crisp as the slap landed squarely on

fair and tender cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted

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

as she instructed or not,

proceed, he turned to Henrick to

had started to

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

sincere, cut Henrick to the

head of the family, everyone’s survival depends on me! If something were to happen to me, they wouldn’t have it easy

knows me best and

thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and glared at

her? She’s only

she clearly wants Shannie

Arielle suddenly

want to think of me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do not wish

broom from

was hardly any fear or hesitation on her

shouted, "Be careful, Ms.Arielle! That

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

don’t go!" Henrick pleaded as he tried

Arielle brushed him off and continued

even more

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

to tell that the cobra had gotten even angrier,

else was so petrified by now that they could only stand and watch from a distance, leaving