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

save his daughter from a snake, he’d lose all the respect he

housekeepers! And Cindy too! If it

as he was about to step forward with a broom in hand, a

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

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

way!” Arielle exclaimed, fully awake now. “Dad, this

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

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

sound was loud and crisp as the slap landed

tender cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint

b*tch! You want to see your sister die, don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious wench!

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

only concerned about your safety. After all, you’re

honest and sincere, cut Henrick to

 

depends on me! If

course, only my precious daughter knows me best and can empathize with me. To

thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and

hit her? She’s only worried about my safety!” he

clearly

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

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

“Be careful, Ms. Arielle! That snake is

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

to stop her. However, Arielle brushed him off and continued

got even more

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

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

only stand and watch from a distance, leaving Arielle alone in the room to fight

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