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.

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

was left in awe, speechless.

cautiously peered around. Noticing the absence of

pocketing the wildflower, simply murmured,

some berries, Stephanie reached out for

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

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Snake

not pulling another fast one on me, are you?”

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

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

added to

she swore to call out the clueless writer behind this novel. Why do

comeback, poking its head out. Whether it was her imagination

of the bump

thrown away, coiled around it, and before Milly could do anything,

time, the snake had gobbled

Milly was speechless.

cats another poison, it’s supposed to

tail, took a few steps, and spit out some venom

it dead from the

was left without words again.

this snake, not the

eating the poisonous fruit.

rock, clenched her teeth, and lifted it high to smash it down on

are you doing?

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

Milly quickly said.

wasn’t a danger, so killing it seemed

was something odd about the snake.