Chapter 66

Chapter 66

It would have been better if she had not seen it. She leaped up in shock.

Not far behind them, a cobra had lifted its body high up, constantly flicking its tongue out in an attack stance. Violet quickly reached out and grabbed Jack’s arm to stop him.

Jack whirled around spontaneously and followed her gaze. His body stiffened when he saw the snake. As a man, he instinctively stretched out his hand and pulled Violet backward, into his arms.

“What are you doing?” Violet was taken aback.

“Let me,” His tone was firm, albeit a little flustered.

Violet turned and saw his sharp eyes. “Are you going to fight a snake?”

Jack’s piercing eyes stared at the serpent. It had raised itself up high; they would not be able to run away fast enough. Furthermore, there might be a companion of the snake around.

He did not reply because he was focused on protecting Violet. This was his responsibility as a man.

Violet was touched by this, in fact. “It’s okay…” She whispered, “I’ll try to communicate with it. Let me go first.”

do you communicate with a snake?” Jack felt

not want to let her go. Nonetheless, Violet was insistent; she pried his hand off gently. “Believe me, it’s better than

Her eyes were focused

“Are you crazy?”

“Shh..”

fretful. “Don’t you know how dangerous this

talk,” Violet whispered before crouching down

There was a piercing, cold

She soothed him. After that, she shifted her

a fat creature! It must be

heard her make strange noises by pursing her pink lips. The snake did not look like it was about to attack.

though she was

alert. His eyes were fixated on the snake. However, he did not do anything rash because he believed her for some

with each other for about a minute. She kept her mouth in a pout, making adorable, soft noises. She observed the

and watched the snake glide further

such an aggressive

sight. She stood up and dusted her hands. casually, “Done!” She turned to look at the man next to her. Jack, who had always been as steady

her hand in front of him.

Jack stared at her. He frowned and asked solemnly. “What did you do just now?

I told it that we won’t hurt it or try to occupy its territory.” She met his gaze and smiled. “We’ve come here to hike and take a breather. We just want

as he could be. He had experienced many things throughout his life but he had never seen such a peculiar

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