A Beauty with Multiple Masks novel Chapter 9

Arielle decided to get up to look around. But instead of turning on the lights, she chose to rely on her phone’s illumination as she searched every corner of the room. Hiss! All of a sudden, she heard something odd that sounded like someone was breathing rapidly. It took a while, but Arielle managed to pinpoint the source of the sound. It came from her bed and was only about three feet away from her. What the hell is it?

Arielle hurriedly increased the brightness on her phone screen and shone it in the direction of the sound. To her horror, it was a cobra angrily hissing away. The cobra had long set its sight on Arielle as it reared itself up and stared at her with a pair of piercing green eyes. If she hadn’t gotten up because the noise bothered her, Arielle would have fallen victim to the cobra’s venomous bite. All of a sudden, the cobra launched itself toward Arielle, aiming for her neck.

Thanks to her training, Arielle had lightning-fast reflexes and dodged the cobra’s attack in the nick of time. She then swiftly caught the cobra by its tail and flung it hard against the floor, knocking it out almost immediately. Eager to cut off the head of the cobra, Arielle whipped out the scissors she had initially kept under her pillow as a precautionary measure.

However, before she could deal the finishing blow, Arielle was hit by a sudden realization. The snake was indeed a cobra, but it would never be found here in the North since its species lived in the South. This cobra couldn’t have accidentally crawled into my room. Someone must have put it here!

Arielle recalled the footsteps she had heard earlier and put two and two together. She finally understood the intention of the person who had stood briefly on her balcony before leaving. These people want me dead! The wheels in Arielle’s head started turning as she thought about the possible perpetrators who could want to harm her. Henrick thought very highly of her and was confident he could rely on her to climb the ranks in the Nightshires.

He was only too eager to pamper her, so there was no way he could have done it. The only possibilities left were Cindy and Shandie. Then again, Cindy was a clever and collected person. It was unlikely that she’d carry out such a plan on the first night of Arielle’s return. That meant that Shandie was the most likely perpetrator. Arielle’s eyes narrowed at the thought of that, her gaze turning colder under the illumination of the moon.

Shandie Southall, you’ve grossly overestimated yourself. If you want me dead, you’re going to have to try a lot harder! The clock had just struck one, and the night was even darker than before. Almost everyone in the villa had fallen into a deep slumber. All except for Shandie. Shandie was wide awake and waiting to receive the news of Arielle’s death.

However, it had already been a few hours, yet there was still no good news for her. After waiting around for so long, Shandie could no longer stand it. She dialed Janet’s number and ordered her up to her room. As soon as Janet stepped in, Shandie asked, “Did you not do as per my orders? If that’s the case, you can wait for the police to come to you in the morning!” Janet panicked and immediately explained, “You’ve misunderstood, Ms. Shandie!

I did as you instructed and bought the most venomous snake I could find. I had already set it loose in her room two hours ago.” “Then why haven’t I heard anything? If the snake had bitten her, she’d have woken up, screaming in pain. My room is so close to hers, yet I haven’t heard any screams,” Shandie replied with brows knitted together. “That… I have no idea.” “Could it be that the snake doesn’t bite?” Janet shook her head.