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

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

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

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

sleepy-eyed Arielle in her pajamas. From the looks of it,

snake in the room. Your sister fainted after being bitten by it. I have

now. “Dad, this is too dangerous!

after hearing those words. Without a second thought, she raised

reflexes, that was a slap Arielle could have easily avoided, except she decided

was loud and crisp as the slap landed squarely on

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

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

she instructed or not, he’d risk angering either Cindy or Henrick. Unsure of how

your safety. After all, you’re the head of the family. What would we do

and sincere, cut Henrick to the

 

on me! If something were to happen

daughter knows me best and can

his brows and glared

did you hit her? She’s only worried about

she clearly wants Shannie

Arielle suddenly interrupted. “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 to my

then grabbed the broom from Henrick and walked toward the snake. There was hardly any fear or hesitation

careful, Ms.

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

to stop her.

even

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

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

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

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