Abandoned Super Cutie Adopted by Billionaire Clan

Chapter 87

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By the time Jeremy finished talking, the other bodyguards had already reached the pavilion and captured the injured snake. One of them, clearly experienced, took one look at its belly and sighed.

“It was bitten by another venomous snake,” he said. “The wound is rotting, this thing won’t make it.”

Jeremy spotted the pattern on its scales and immediately felt his skin crawl. Without thinking, he ducked behind a bodyguard.

The bodyguard who had first spoken to him guided him out of the pavilion while giving orders. “Tell the butler to call pest control. We need to check the entire Adler residence for more snakes!”

Snakes usually avoided crowded places, relying more on their sense of smell than their sight to find food, hunt, and hide.

The estate was inspected regularly, and repellent powder was always used in the corners. So it was weird this one ended up here.

Luckily, Jeremy and Yvonne were fine. If anything had happened to them, everyone here would’ve been in deep trouble. As the snake was dropped into the catcher’s net, it lifted its head slightly, almost like it was looking in Yvonne’s direction.

Jeremy wasn’t paying attention, though. He was already walking forward, only to bump straight into a group of people coming through the garden arch.

“Dad!” His eyes lit up the moment he saw the man in front.

Without thinking, he ran straight to Kelvin, still holding Yvonne. Now that he was finally facing his family, a rush of emotions hit him, and suddenly, he just wanted to let it all out.

Kelvin’s piercing stare locked onto him, making him hesitate for a second.

Vic, who was walking behind Kelvin, saw Jeremy looking completely unharmed and raised a brow. “Jeremy… you okay?”

Jeremy swallowed. “I–I’m fine…”

Kelvin didn’t say a word. He just took Yvonne from Jeremy’s arms, his expression unreadable.

The little girl looked up at him with big, sparkling eyes and a bright, cheerful smile, completely unfazed.

Jeremy quickly noticed something weird, every person around him was staring at him with the same wide–eyed expression, asking the same question.

“I’m really fine,” he muttered, already tired of answering.

Kelvin, however, wasn’t letting it go. “Then why did the butler say you and Yvonne got bitten by a snake? What happened?”

Jeremy huffed. “I wasn’t bitten. Neither of us were. Yvonne just picked up a half–dead snake and scared the hell out of me.”

Kelvin’s eye twitched. He lowered his gaze to Yvonne in his arms, her face the picture of innocence. Somehow, he was struggling to connect the dots between Jeremy’s panic and the giggling child who had apparently caused it.

the snake net in the bodyguard’s hand, her little face serious. “Jeremy said

people around them looked confused. Jeremy, on the other hand, froze as a sudden chill ran

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out to cover Yvonne’s mouth, but Kelvin stopped him mid–motion. “Why are you

Let her talk.”

his hand back, stiff as a board.

but the kid was completely clueless. Instead, she

show it to him, so

to drop dead on the spot.

ice–cold as he slowly shifted his attention to Jeremy,

bad enough, a bodyguard, completely oblivious to the

had been playing

the people staring him down. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he forced an awkward grin. “Uh… I can

Yvonne to someone

Jeremy’s heart sank.

desperate look over his shoulder. “Vic! Grandpa! Help

just looked away, pretending they hadn’t heard

all, this guy was so busy with his phone that he let his little sister run around with a deadly snake. If he got chewed out for

ordered the bodyguards to check the rest of the Adler

back into the mountains, but the bodyguards reported

look and immediately recognized it as a short–tailed

he glanced at the little girl in his arms. “Wow. You’re braver

just blinked at him.

up at the man in front of her.

hurt,” she

the snake in the net. “Looks dead

still alive!” Yvonne insisted. She didn’t know why she was so sure,

like the jasmine plant Charles had given her. Everyone thought it was beyond saving, but deep down, she knew

we should send it to a wildlife rescue center,”

back to him. “Can’t

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“Keep

nodded, holding up her pinky like she was making a promise. “Yeah! We

baffled. ‘Who makes

puppies. They don’t get attached. They

snakes.”

confused. “Huh? What do