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 the snake with the other. Triggered

it turned toward Charmine and bit

against it. Once she covered the boy’s eyes with one hand, Charmine

hand and smacked

Smack! Smack! Smack!

the walls of

as Charmine threw the cobra

soft and slumped against the back of the cave once

the boy’s eyes, the boy cried, “Mommy, Mommy! Don’t

Please don’t scare Momo! Wait here; Momo will go get

as fast as he

got out of the cave, he took out his phone and

the ‘record’ button and whimpered, “Daddy, I’m here! I found Mommy, but

her! She

Jordan family’s mansion with his hundred or so

up. He read the message and frowned. ‘The kid

this ‘Mommy’

and speedily called a contact of his. “Niall, bring the cobra serum to the

sent you, right now.”

Anthony reached the cave, he saw Chris weeping next to

up! Don’t scare Momo…!” Chris wailed as

like waterfalls.

too attached, considering

features were so

her. ‘That’s her: The

“Daddy, please

don’t want Mommy dying…!”

bring over the serum,”

could.

boy’s tears. “It’s too late… It’s too

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