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.

pride as

word got out that he couldn’t save his daughter from a snake, he’d lose

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

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

a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas. From the

sister fainted after being bitten by

now. “Dad, this is too dangerous! You

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

easily avoided, except she decided against it at the last

 The sound was loud and crisp as the

fair and tender cheek instantly swelled up

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

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 to

anything, she cried out, “Dad, I’m only concerned about your safety. After all, you’re the head of the family. What would we do if

and sincere, cut Henrick

 

If something

best and can empathize with me. To hell

furrowed his brows

She’s only worried

she clearly wants Shannie

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

and walked toward the snake. There was hardly any fear or hesitation on her

“Be careful,

in worry. Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and

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

closer, the cobra got even more

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

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

watch from a distance, leaving

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