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 its

making a sharp noise like it hit a rock

was left in

Noticing the absence of the snake, she exhaled in relief,

pocketing the wildflower, simply murmured,

some berries, Stephanie reached out for them

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

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Snake Encounter

You’re not pulling another fast one

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in the wilderness, especially in dense forests, is bad.

to eat that, be my guest. But do me a favour and keep your distance afterwards so your

recklessness only added to Milly’s irritation.

she swore to call out the clueless writer behind this novel. Why do they keep writing such silly female leads? And always putting

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

it because of the

over to the fruit Stephanie had thrown away, coiled around it,

snake had gobbled up the small

Milly was speechless.

cats another poison, it’s supposed to be okay, right?

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

from

left without words

not the

from the side, Stephanie saw the snake motionless after eating the

teeth, and lifted it high to smash it down on the snake

widened, “What are you doing?

we should get rid of it before it wakes up

quickly

and wasn’t a danger,

was something odd about the