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.

he was about to step forward with a broom in hand, a voice rang out in

at night.What’s everyone

sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks

fainted after being bitten by it.I

exclaimed, fully awake

too dangerous! You can’t

after hearing those

thought, she raised her hand and

have easily avoided, except she decided

crisp as the slap landed squarely

tender cheek instantly swelled up with

out of my

a sticky situation.Whether he did as

to proceed, he turned to Henrick

had started to stream down Arielle’s

say anything, she cried out, "Dad, I’m only concerned about your safety.After all, you’re the head of the

honest and sincere,

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

knows me best and can

else! With that thought, Henrick furrowed his

you hit her? She’s only worried about my safety!"

she clearly

Cindy!" Arielle suddenly

just have to prove with actions that I do not wish for any harm to come to my

broom from Henrick and walked toward

was hardly any fear

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

Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and he

don’t go!" Henrick pleaded as

and continued walking toward the

the cobra got even more

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

angrier, especially when its hiss had also become louder

so petrified by now that they could only stand and watch