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.

was about to step forward with a broom

at night.What’s everyone

turned around, only to see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks of it, the commotion had just

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

way!" Arielle exclaimed, fully

is too dangerous!

after

raised her

have easily avoided,

loud and crisp as the slap landed squarely on Arielle’s

tender cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s

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

sticky situation.Whether he did as she instructed or not,

of how to proceed, he turned to Henrick to

started to stream

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

honest and sincere, cut Henrick

on me! If something were

course, only my precious daughter knows

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

She’s only worried about

she clearly

Cindy!" Arielle

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

broom from Henrick and walked toward the

any fear or hesitation

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

Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and

Henrick pleaded as he tried to

brushed him off and continued walking

even more provoked and launched itself toward

attack before swiftly turning around to hit

had gotten even angrier, especially when

else was so petrified by now that they could only stand and watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone in the room to fight with