Chapter 86

“Security, no, bodyguard!” Jeremy nearly jumped out of his skin, yelling at the nearest servant.

Before they could react, he pointed frantically at Yvonne’s tiny hand, his voice shaking, “Quick, throw that thing away!

“Huh?” Yvonne blinked, looking down at the ‘flower vine she was holding. It was hurt, barely moving, Just tossing it aside didn’t feel right. She hesitated.

“But it’s injured, she mumbled.

Jeremy, on the other hand, was dealing with his own kind of injury; emotional trauma.

If she weren’t his little sister, he would’ve been halfway across the house by now.

Seeing how pale he looked, Yvonne took a step closer, worried. “Are you okay?”

Jeremy’s eyes widened in horror. “Don’t come any closer!”

She froze, startled. His reaction made her feel a little sad.

Then, in a voice that wobbled between panic and desperation, he finally blurted out, “Yvonne, that’s not a flower vine, it’s a snake! A venomous snake!*

She stared at him with big, curious eyes, then glanced back at the creature in her hands. Her voice was soft and innocent. “What’s a venomous snake?”

For a brief moment, Jeremy had the ridiculous feeling that maybe he was the one overreacting.

But that thought lasted exactly one second before he shook his head and snapped himself out of it. “No! I’m not overreacting, this is a normal reaction.’

Back in survival training, the instructor had warned them about this exact kind of snake; short and thick body, triangular head, gray–brown scales with a crisscross pattern on its back. The only venomous snake in Strate City: the short–tailed viper.

One bite from this thing, and he would be knocking on death’s door. This was no joke.

the commotion. Jeremy

Now!” He pointed at Yvonne. “There’s

words reached her, they had morphed into

took one look at Jeremy’s pale face and bloodless lips,

the top of her lungs, “Bodyguards! Somebody, anyone who can catch

by. He frowned, irritated.

out in a frantic mess. “A snabe! A venomous

The butler’s strict demeanor vanished

units, get to the small garden now! A venomous

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been bitten, she’s been poisoned!”

ended the call before dialing the hospital and the private doctor.

bodyguards from the front yard were already charging

chaos caught the attention of

to grab one of

snake in the garden!” the guard gasped. “Miss Yvonne… she didn’t make it. And Mr. Jeremy, he

that, he took off, leaving Widi standing

she couldn’t process it. Then, snapping back to reality, she

chatting. When Widi burst in, they all turned

disheveled state. “Grandpa is here. Show some respect.”

glance at her. She locked eyes with Kelvin, her lips trembling as she finally forced out the words. “Uncle… the girl you brought… a venomous snake got into the garden. She’s dead.

room fell into stunned silence. The butler rushed in right

instinctively turned to look at Kelvin, only to find that he was already gone. No one had even noticed when

word, Richard hurried after him. As they rushed toward the garden,

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finally managed to talk Yvonne into putting the

belly, her brows furrowed. “But it’s hurt. You still haven’t told me

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