It was only then that Henrick remembered Shandie was still on the floor, twitching non-stop.

He ordered the housekeepers to carry Shandie downstairs while he prepared to take Arielle along to the hospital.

"Dear! Please take me with you!" Cindy pleaded, tears flowing uncontrollably.

"Shannie is my… She’s one that I watched growing up.I can’t possibly stay at home!"

Despite how pitiful and terrified Cindy looked, Henrick steeled his heart against her.

"No! I want you to reflect on yourself! Can someone take Mrs.Southall back to her room? No one is to let her out without my orders!"

One of the housekeepers immediately nodded and dragged a crying Cindy away while Arielle accompanied Henrick into the ambulance.

"Dad, why don’t we let Aunt Cindy come along? I can see how close she is to Shandie.Leaving her at home will only worry her sick," Arielle softly pleaded.

Alas, Henrick refused to yield.He turned his gaze toward Arielle and sighed deeply.

"You silly child.Life overseas must have been tough, hasn’t it?"

"Not at all.Life was good," Arielle replied and meant every word of it.

She had had a wonderful life abroad, and it couldn’t have been any better.

However, Henrick thought his daughter was merely putting on a brave front and sighed again.

"You’re too naive.How will you survive here in Jadeborough? I’ll have to slowly teach you the ways so you won’t feel out of place."

"Thank you, Dad!"

"We’re family.You don’t have to thank me…"

Before long, the ambulance had arrived at the hospital.

Shandie was immediately wheeled into the emergency room because her heart had stopped beating.

Worried and anxious, Henrick and Arielle paced outside the emergency room as they waited.

was the more worried of

his biological daughters and were crucial to the future of his

something had happened to Shandie, Henrick was

an eternity, the emergency room doors finally

walked out, Henrick hurriedly went up

"Doctor, how’s my daughter?"

you hadn’t sent her here in time, no one would have been able to save her! But, I have to ask, how did she get bitten? This snake shouldn’t

"What do you mean by that? We live in a manor on top of the hill.It’s common for

doctor shook

any in the wild here.It had to have come from there.I think this

understanding what

could have been an

"That’s very possible."

hard that his

hell wants to

fell on Arielle as a glint of suspicion flashed across his

noticed her father’s doubts

is pure evil! Dad, you have to get to the bottom of this.We can’t let

from Arielle cleared whatever suspicion Henrick

who had only just

she wouldn’t have risked her life to fight the snake.I shouldn’t have suspected her! "Let’s go home first, Arielle.I have to investigate this properly and find out who the culprit

we have to investigate it thoroughly! The snake bit Shandie today, but what if it bit you tomorrow?

Henrick couldn’t agree more.

brought the snake in, I’m not going to let them off easy! After ordering a couple of housekeepers to stay and look after Shandie, Henrick and Arielle left the hospital for

manor, Cindy was busy checking

was safe and sound, she heaved a sigh of

that relief didn’t last

release of the snake had been

the housekeepers whispered outside the room, "Mrs.Southall, Mr.Southall

of being

to get out, but Henrick had locked

the room, she decided to throw caution to

and Arielle had only just stepped into the house when they saw Cindy running down

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