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

his daughter

If it weren’t

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

pajamas. From the

the room. Your sister fainted after being bitten by it. I have to go

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

a second thought, she raised her hand and

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

 The sound was loud and crisp as the slap landed squarely

up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted

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

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

“Dad, I’m only concerned about your safety. After all, you’re

and sincere, cut Henrick

 

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

best and can empathize with me.

that thought, Henrick furrowed his brows

She’s only worried about my

she clearly wants Shannie

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

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

“Be careful, Ms. Arielle! That snake is

in worry. Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him, and he couldn’t

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

closer, the cobra got even more provoked

with dodging the snake’s attack before swiftly

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

petrified by now that they could only stand and watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone in the room to fight

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