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 night.What’s everyone doing

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

fainted after being bitten by it.I

exclaimed, fully

is too dangerous! You

blood boiled after

she raised her hand and went for

was a slap Arielle could have easily

was loud and crisp as

up with

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

as she instructed

to proceed, he turned to Henrick to observe his

started to stream

could say anything, 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

sincere, cut

everyone’s survival depends on me! If something were to happen to me,

only my precious daughter knows

thought, Henrick furrowed

She’s

she clearly wants Shannie

Cindy!" Arielle

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

the broom from Henrick and walked

was hardly any fear or hesitation on

careful, Ms.Arielle! That snake is

was more precious to him, and

don’t go!" Henrick pleaded as

off and continued walking

even more provoked

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

wasn’t difficult to tell that the cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when

they could only stand and watch from