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.

he also had his pride as the

word got out 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 for

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

sleepy-eyed Arielle 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

fully awake now. “Dad, this is too dangerous! You can’t

words. Without a second thought, she

could have easily

loud and crisp as the slap landed

cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s

die, don’t you? Get out of my sight, you vicious wench! Alfred! Throw her out now!”

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

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

and sincere, cut Henrick to

 

on me! If something were to happen to me,

daughter knows me best and can empathize with me. To hell with

that thought, Henrick furrowed his brows and

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

she clearly

that way, I’ll just have to prove

walked toward the snake. There was hardly

the housekeepers shouted, “Be careful, Ms. Arielle! That snake

Compared to Shandie, Arielle was more precious to him,

her.

closer, the cobra got even more provoked and launched

before swiftly turning around to hit the snake’s

the cobra had gotten even angrier,

that they could only stand and watch from

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