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 the

daughter from a snake,

these useless, cowardly housekeepers! And Cindy too! If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be in such a

the bullet. Just as he was about to step forward with a broom in

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

after being bitten by it. I have to go save her…”

“Dad, this is

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

have easily avoided, except she decided against it

crisp as the slap landed squarely on

and tender cheek instantly swelled up with Cindy’s handprint imprinted clearly

die, don’t you? Get out of my

risk angering either Cindy or

safety. After all, you’re the head

words, so honest and sincere,

 

head of the family, everyone’s survival depends on me! If something were to

and can empathize with

furrowed his brows and glared at

hit her? She’s

clearly wants

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

and walked toward the

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

to Shandie, Arielle was

tried to stop her. However, Arielle

got even more provoked and

swiftly turning around to hit the

cobra had gotten even angrier, especially when

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

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