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.

forward with a broom in

it’s late at night.What’s everyone

a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas.From the looks of it, the commotion had just woken her

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

exclaimed,

is too dangerous!

boiled after

her hand and went

have easily avoided,

as the slap

and tender cheek instantly swelled up

don’t you? Get out of my sight, you

situation.Whether he did as she instructed

to proceed, he turned to

had started to stream

"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 only just

words, so honest and sincere, cut Henrick

of the family, everyone’s survival depends on me! If something were to

course, only my precious daughter knows me

that thought,

hit her? She’s only worried

she clearly wants Shannie

Arielle suddenly

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

grabbed the broom from Henrick and walked

fear or hesitation on

the housekeepers shouted, "Be careful,

was more precious to him, and he

go!" Henrick pleaded as he

and continued walking

got even more provoked

before swiftly

had gotten even angrier,

and watch