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.

he also had his pride as the

he couldn’t save his daughter from a snake, he’d

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

with a broom in hand, a voice rang out in the hallway. “Dad,

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

sister fainted after being bitten by it. I

exclaimed, fully awake now. “Dad, this is too

boiled after hearing those words. Without a second thought, she raised her hand and

reflexes, that was a slap Arielle could have easily avoided, except she decided against it at the

as the slap landed

tender cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly

your sister die, don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious wench! Alfred!

placed Alfred in a sticky situation. Whether he did as she instructed or not, he’d risk angering either Cindy or Henrick. Unsure of how to proceed, he turned

Henrick could say anything, she cried out, “Dad, I’m only concerned about your safety. After all,

sincere, cut

 

survival depends on me! If something were to

and can empathize with me. To hell

his brows and glared

hit her? She’s

clearly

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

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

“Be careful,

to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and he couldn’t

Henrick pleaded as he tried to stop her. However, Arielle brushed him off and continued

cobra got even more provoked and launched itself

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

gotten even angrier, especially when its hiss had also become louder and

they could only stand and watch

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