A Film Queen

Chapter 290 Snake Encounter

Snake?

Milly caught what Stephanie was staring at and immediately looked like she saw a ghost.

The Umbra Viper is infamous for being the deadliest snake around.

But what’s it doing here? These snakes are usually found in hot, dry places, not here.

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“Freeze, don’t freak it out or anything, just pretend you never saw it. Critters like this tend to leave people alone unless they feel threatened, Milly whispered.

Stephanie managed to calm down and looked away, doing her best to ignore the snake.

Milly looked away, realising now wasn’t the time to bolt. She tried to act like she wasn’t bothered by the snake, all while keeping an eye on what it was up to.

The snake seemed intrigued by her, making its way out of the bushes, looping around the area close to her, and then sliding back into the grass.

Milly breathed out in relief.

< you alone.

Usually, once a snake gets bored, it leaves you

When she started to relax, though, she picked up on a rustling noise again. The snake returned, this time weirdly balancing a wildflower on its tail.

Milly couldn’t stop a smirk from forming because of the snake’s surprising act.

It came closer, gently set the wildflower down at her feet, and then looked up at her, almost like it was waiting for something or asking a silent question.

Milly caught what she thought was a silent plea in the snake’s gaze.

She cradled the beaten–up wildflower, probably a present from the serpent, finding it hard to find the right words. “Is this for me?”

seemed a tad shy, bowing its head.

a sharp noise like it hit a rock on the

was left in awe, speechless.

Stephanie, who had missed the whole encounter, cautiously peered around. Noticing the absence of the snake, she exhaled in relief, “Has the

pocketing the wildflower, simply murmured,

Stephanie reached

those

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You’re not pulling another fast one on me,

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clearly annoyed, lectured her, “Seriously, don’t you have any common sense? Eating random fruits out in the wilderness, especially in

to eat that, be my guest. But do me a favour and keep your distance afterwards so your don’t make me

only added to Milly’s irritation.

the chance to go back to her own world, she swore to call out the clueless writer behind this novel. Why

had disappeared made a comeback, poking its head out. Whether it was her imagination or not,

of the bump

the fruit Stephanie had thrown away, coiled around it, and before Milly could do anything,

no time, the snake had gobbled up the small

Milly was speechless.

poisonous thing cats another poison, it’s supposed

a few steps,

dead from

without words

snake, not the brightest?

the snake motionless after eating the poisonous fruit. A gleam of satisfaction crossed her eyes. “Perfect.”

she picked up a large rock, clenched her teeth, and lifted it high to

eyes widened, “What are you doing?

that it’s knocked out, we should get rid of it before it wakes

quickly said.

towards them and wasn’t a danger,

something odd about the