Chapter 10 Slap

“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.

his pride as the man of

got out that he couldn’t save his daughter

these useless, cowardly housekeepers! And Cindy too! If it weren’t

broom in hand, a voice rang out in the hallway. “Dad, it’s late

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

fainted after being bitten

way!” Arielle exclaimed, fully awake now. “Dad, this is too dangerous! You can’t

words. Without a second thought, she raised her hand and went for Arielle’s

a slap Arielle could have easily avoided, except she decided

crisp as the slap landed squarely

tender cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint

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

or not, he’d risk angering either Cindy or Henrick. Unsure of how to proceed, he

safety. After all, you’re the head of the family. What would we do if something happened to you? I’ve only just found

words, so honest and sincere,

 

If something were to

course, only my precious daughter knows me best and can empathize with me.

furrowed his brows and

She’s only

clearly

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

from Henrick and walked toward the snake. There was hardly any

the housekeepers shouted, “Be careful, Ms. Arielle! That snake

in worry. Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more

as he tried to stop her. However, Arielle brushed him off and continued walking toward the

coming closer, the cobra got even

attack before swiftly turning around to hit the snake’s tail

cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when its

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

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