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.

to step forward with a broom in hand,

at

Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks of it, the

bitten by it.I have to go save

way!" Arielle exclaimed, fully awake

this is too dangerous! You can’t go

blood boiled after

a second thought, she raised her hand and went for Arielle’s

Arielle could have easily avoided, except

crisp as the slap landed squarely

cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly

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

sticky situation.Whether he did as she instructed

of how to proceed, he turned to Henrick to observe

started to

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

so honest and sincere, cut Henrick to

everyone’s survival depends on me! If something were

only my precious daughter knows

everyone else! With that thought,

you hit her? She’s only worried

clearly wants

Cindy!" Arielle suddenly

way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do

grabbed the broom from

hardly any fear or hesitation on

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

worry.Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and he couldn’t risk losing

pleaded as he tried to

him off and continued walking

coming closer, the cobra got even more provoked and launched

before swiftly turning around to hit the

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

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