Chapter 11 Find The Killer

It was only then that Henrick remembered Shandie was still on the floor, twitching non-stop.

He ordered the housekeepers to carry Shandie downstairs while he prepared to take Arielle along to the hospital.

“Dear! Please take me with you!” Cindy pleaded, tears flowing uncontrollably. “Shannie is my… She’s one that I watched growing up. I can’t possibly stay at home!”

Despite how pitiful and terrified Cindy looked, Henrick steeled his heart against her. “No! I want you to reflect on yourself! Can someone take Mrs. Southall back to her room? No one is to let her out without my orders!”

One of the housekeepers immediately nodded and dragged a crying Cindy away while Arielle accompanied Henrick into the ambulance.

“Dad, why don’t we let Aunt Cindy come along? I can see how close she is to Shandie. Leaving her at home will only worry her sick,” Arielle softly pleaded.

Alas, Henrick refused to yield.

He turned his gaze toward Arielle and sighed deeply. “You silly child. Life overseas must have been tough, hasn’t it?”

“Not at all. Life was good,” Arielle replied and meant every word of it.

She had had a wonderful life abroad, and it couldn’t have been any better.

However, Henrick thought his daughter was merely putting on a brave front and sighed again. “You’re too naive. How will you survive here in Jadeborough? I’ll have to slowly teach you the ways so you won’t feel out of place.”

“Thank you, Dad!”

“We’re family. You don’t have to thank me…”

the ambulance had arrived

into the emergency room because her heart had stopped

and Arielle paced outside the

the two. Both Arielle and Shandie were his biological daughters and were crucial

felt like an eternity, the emergency room

Henrick hurriedly went

may be out of danger but will still need to be monitored for a few more days. This snake venom is especially deadly. If you hadn’t sent her here in time, no one would

by that? We live in a manor on

doctor shook his head gravely. “This snake species belongs in the South, so you won’t be able to find any in the wild here. It had to have come from there. I think this is something you might want to look

fell, finally understanding what the doctor meant. “Are you saying that this could have been an

“That’s very possible.”

clenched his fists so hard that his fingernails bit into his palms. “Who? Who the hell wants to harm my

instinctively fell on Arielle as a glint of

our manor is pure evil! Dad, you have to get to the bottom

cleared whatever

such a plan. Besides, if Arielle had ulterior motives, she wouldn’t have risked her life to fight the snake.

first, Arielle. I have to investigate this properly and find out who

tomorrow? Please get it checked out as soon as possible and bring the perpetrator

Once I find out who brought the snake in, I’m not going to let

stay and look after Shandie, Henrick and Arielle left the hospital

manor, Cindy was busy checking her phone while being confined to her room. As soon

long. After being told that the release of the

one of the housekeepers whispered outside the room, “Mrs. Southall, Mr. Southall is

desperately wanted to get out, but Henrick had locked the

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