Chapter 5

The moment their eyes met, Charmine felt as though a warm feeling was spreading throughout her

being. It felt as though she was reunited with a person so dear to her. Chris Bailey—the little

boy—held onto Charmine and clung tightly to her.

“I was chasing a kitten before I came across you, Mom, but now I can’t find it,” the boy muttered. “But

I’m happy now, since I found you again!”

While this took Charmine by surprise, she soon recovered from the shock. Gently grabbing the boy by

his collar, she pushed him away. “I’m not your mother. Where are your parents? I’ll bring you to

them.”

The boy’s initial cheery expression then morphed into one of pain. Suddenly, the boy began to sob.

“Waa… My chest hurts…”

Charmine released his collar out of guilt, but before she could get a word out, the boy went right back

into her arms.

“My chest hurts… Hug… Mommy, hug…” The boy nestled further into the embrace.

Charmine was flabbergasted. Why would the parents leave such a cute boy behind?

Just when she was about to speak, a snake as thick as her wrist slithered into view, and it seemed to

aim for the boy’s ankle. With scales dark as ink, the snake’s sharp fangs were noticeable. No doubt, it

was a king cobra; one that could inflict fatality!

“Watch out!”

grabbed

toward Charmine and bit

Once she covered the boy’s eyes with

and smacked it against

Smack! Smack! Smack!

snake slammed against the walls of the cave echoed, and before long,

threw the cobra

the

hand dropped from covering the boy’s eyes, the

Wait here; Momo will go get Daddy!” Panicked, the boy

fast as

took out his phone and clicked on a chatroom. Once he sent

swiftly hit the ‘record’ button and whimpered, “Daddy, I’m here!

had bitten her!

family’s mansion with his hundred or

phone lit up. He read the message and frowned. ‘The kid went as far as

this ‘Mommy’

contact of his. “Niall, bring the cobra serum to

sent you, right now.”

saw Chris weeping next

Momo…!” Chris wailed as tears

like waterfalls.

attached, considering she’s a stranger…’ Anthony

facial features were so

her: The

saw his dad and ran toward him. “Daddy, please

don’t want Mommy dying…!”

down. I’ve asked Uncle Nial to bring over the serum,”

could.

tears. “It’s too late… It’s too late! Mommy was

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