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 the

save his daughter from a snake, he’d lose

housekeepers! And Cindy too! If it weren’t for them, I

he was about to step forward with a broom in hand, a voice rang out in

in her pajamas. From the looks of it, the commotion had just woken her

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

fully awake now. “Dad, this

after hearing those words. Without a second thought, she

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

and crisp as the slap landed

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

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

Alfred in a sticky situation. Whether he did as she instructed or not, he’d risk angering either Cindy or Henrick. Unsure of how to proceed,

started to stream down Arielle’s face. Before Henrick could say anything, she cried out, “Dad, I’m only concerned about your safety. After all, you’re the head of the

and sincere,

 

If something were to happen to me, they

only my precious daughter knows me best and

his brows

hell did you hit her? She’s only worried about my

clearly

you want to think of me that way, I’ll just have to prove with actions that

the snake. There was hardly any fear or hesitation on

shouted, “Be careful, Ms. Arielle!

to Shandie, Arielle was more

stop her. However,

closer, the cobra got even more provoked and

the snake’s attack before swiftly turning around to hit

cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when its hiss had also become louder

watch from a distance,

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