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 the house to

out that he couldn’t save his daughter from a snake, he’d lose all the respect he

cowardly housekeepers! And Cindy too! If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be in such

a broom in

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

the room. Your sister fainted after being bitten by it. I have to go save her…” Henrick replied

exclaimed, fully awake now. “Dad,

second thought, she raised her hand and went for

Arielle could have easily avoided,

sound was loud and crisp as

cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly

want to see your sister die, don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious wench! Alfred! Throw her out

situation. Whether he did as she instructed or not, he’d risk angering either Cindy

only concerned about your safety. After all, you’re

so honest and sincere,

 

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

best and can empathize with me. To

Henrick furrowed his brows and glared

you hit her? She’s only worried about

she clearly wants

“If you want to think of me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that I do

then grabbed the broom from Henrick and walked toward the snake. There was hardly

the housekeepers shouted, “Be careful, Ms.

Arielle was more precious

Henrick pleaded as he tried to stop her. However, Arielle brushed

closer, the cobra got even more provoked and launched itself

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

wasn’t difficult to tell that the cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when its hiss had also become louder

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

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