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

at

only to see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From

snake in the room.Your sister fainted after being bitten by it.I have to go save her…" Henrick

exclaimed, fully awake

too dangerous! You

after

raised her hand

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

The sound was loud and crisp as the slap

up

your sister die, don’t you? Get out

request placed Alfred in a sticky situation.Whether he did as she

to proceed, he turned

to stream down

"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?

sincere,

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

knows me

With that thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and glared

the hell did you hit her? She’s only

clearly

Cindy!" Arielle

you want to think of me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do not wish for any harm to come to

broom from Henrick

fear

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

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

go!" Henrick pleaded as

and continued walking

the cobra got even

with dodging the snake’s attack before swiftly turning around

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

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