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?”

snake seemed a tad shy, bowing

a sharp

in

missed the whole encounter, cautiously peered around. Noticing the absence of the

wildflower, simply murmured,

some berries, Stephanie reached

advising, “Hold up, those are deadly nightshade

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her, “Seriously, don’t you have any common sense? Eating random fruits out in the wilderness, especially in dense forests, is bad. Has the

want to eat that, be my guest. But do me a favour and keep

Stephanie’s recklessness only added to

she swore to call out the clueless writer behind this

her grievances, the snake she thought had disappeared made a comeback, poking its head out. Whether

of the bump

snake made its way over to the fruit Stephanie had thrown away, coiled around it, and before Milly could do anything, its teeth sank into the

no time, the snake had gobbled up the small fruit.

Milly was speechless.

cats another poison, it’s supposed to

thought about this, the snake moved its tail, took a few steps, and spit out some venom before falling to the ground with a

it dead from the poison?

was left without words again.

not the

Stephanie saw the snake motionless after eating the poisonous

her teeth, and lifted it high to smash it down on the snake with all her might.

you

get rid of it before

Milly quickly said.

aggressive towards them and wasn’t a

odd about