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?”

tad shy, bowing its head.

it slithered off into the shrubbery, making a sharp noise like it hit a rock on

was left in awe,

missed the whole encounter, cautiously peered around. Noticing the absence of the snake, she exhaled in relief,

the wildflower, simply murmured, “Seems like it

some berries, Stephanie reached out for them

Milly quickly intervened, advising, “Hold up, those are deadly nightshade

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Snake Encounter

pulling another fast one on me,

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in dense forests, is bad. Has the rain made you lose your mind? Or

my guest. But do me a

Stephanie’s recklessness only added

to her own world, she swore to call out the clueless writer behind this novel. Why do they keep writing such

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

because of the bump

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

the snake had gobbled up the small fruit.

Milly was speechless.

fruit. If a poisonous thing cats

a few steps, and spit out some venom before falling to the ground with a heavy

it dead from the poison?

was left without words again.

this snake, not the brightest?

the poisonous fruit. A gleam of satisfaction

and lifted it high to smash it down on the snake with all her

you doing? Put

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

Milly quickly

and wasn’t a danger,

something odd about