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,

a sharp noise like it hit a rock on the way

left in awe,

who had missed the whole encounter, cautiously peered around. Noticing the absence

pocketing the wildflower, simply murmured, “Seems like it

some berries, Stephanie reached

intervened, advising, “Hold up, those are deadly nightshade berries.

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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

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

added to Milly’s

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

its head out. Whether it was her imagination or

because of the bump

made its way over to the fruit Stephanie had thrown away, coiled around it, and

had gobbled up the small

Milly was speechless.

ate the poisoned fruit. If a poisonous thing cats

snake moved its tail, took a few steps, and spit out some venom before falling

dead from the poison?

without words again.

this snake, not

the poisonous fruit. A gleam of satisfaction crossed

it high to smash it down on the snake with all

eyes widened, “What are you doing? Put

we should get rid of it before it wakes up later.”

quickly

towards them and wasn’t a danger, so killing

something odd about the