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.

had his pride as the man of the house

he couldn’t save his daughter

cowardly housekeepers! And Cindy too! If it

teeth and bit the bullet. Just as he was about to step forward with a broom in hand, a voice rang

to see a sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas. From the looks

a snake in the room. Your sister fainted after being bitten by it. I have to go save her…”

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

after hearing those words. Without a second thought, she

slap Arielle could have easily avoided, except she decided against it at the last

loud and crisp as

instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted

You want to see your sister die, don’t you? Get out of

she instructed or not, he’d risk angering

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

so honest and sincere, cut Henrick to

 

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

only my precious daughter knows me best and can empathize with me. To hell with everyone

furrowed his brows and

She’s only

clearly

way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that

Henrick and walked toward the snake. There

the housekeepers shouted, “Be careful,

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

don’t go!” Henrick pleaded as he tried to stop her. However,

closer, the cobra got even more provoked and launched itself

attack before swiftly

tell that the cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when its hiss

by now that they could only stand and watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone

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