As he thought to himself, he suddenly heard a miserable shriek downstairs.
It was Sofie.
What did the four children do to her to make her scream like that?
Out of curiosity, Evan walked out of the study room in time to see Nicole hurriedly rushing down the stairs.
When Nicole reached the first floor, she saw Sofie clutching her head in utter fear as her body shivered uncontrollably.
There was a snake beside her.
Nicole was shocked too. When she took a closer look, she discovered that there was something strange about this “snake”. In fact, it looked a bit familiar.
She had to admit that the snake looked very realistic. Nina was the artist behind this and with her talent in drawing, everyone would have mistaken it as a real snake.
Nicole had prohibited Nina from taking it out as she was scared that it would scare others.
Never did she expect Nina to terrorize Sofie with it.
When Nicole turned around to look at Nina, she coughed lightly. “I wanted to use it to brew a soup! I didn’t expect it to escape. I’m going to capture it now, wash it and prepare to boil it.”
After speaking, she even sighed. She walked towards Sofie with the snake dangling from her hands. “Ms. Sweeting, don’t be scared. After I boil it, I’ll let you drink the soup and eat its meat.”
“No, no, no. I won’t eat it.”
Sofie was too afraid to even glance at it and she did not even dare to move. While her teeth chattered, she clutched her head in between her knees. Only after Nina took the snake away did she finally heave a sigh of relief.
Before Sofie even felt completely relieved, Maya crouched and moved towards her, hiding a giggle behind her hand.
Sofie, who had barely recovered from her fear, suddenly felt a chubby hand grab her hand.
Immediately, her heart started to pound frantically again.
She raised her head and looked at Maya warily.
“Don’t be scared.” Maya looked at her as she giggled.
For some reason, Maya’s smile caused Sofie to feel uneasy. But she’s just a child. What can she even do to me?
Sofie’s scarlet lips curved upwards into a forced smile. “I’m fine.” As she spoke, she pulled her hand away.
Maya fished out a packet of Oreos from her pocket and passed it to Sofie.
“Ms. Sweeting, here are some cookies for you to calm yourself down.”
“I’m not eating it!”
Sofie eyed the biscuits in Maya’s hands disdainfully. How can an adult still eat cookies? This is so childish and unbecoming of a noble lady! Plus, who knows if the biscuits from Maya’s pockets are clean?
Sensing Sofie’s scorn, Maya turned her head angrily. “Nina, she doesn’t want to eat cookies. Instead, she wants to eat the snake’s meat and drink its soup. Bring her a bowl!”
When Sofie heard the word “snake”, she felt a chill ran through her entire body. Glancing at where the snake was earlier, her heart pounded frantically. “No, I don’t eat snakes either.”
“If you don’t, then eat the cookies!” Maya passed the cookies towards her. “Here, take it!”
Sofie had no choice but to take over Maya’s cookies and tear the packet apart.
At the same time, she cursed under her breath. Can’t this brat tell that I’m disgusted by her? Yet, she’s still so ‘enthusiastic’. How irritating!
“Eat it!”
Sofie forced herself to take a bite of the cookie. However, after chewing on it, she spat it out.
She scrutinized the packet repeatedly. This Oreo is different from how it normally tastes…
When she turned around, she saw that Maya was giggling with her head lowered. Undoubtedly, she must have done something!
“What did you make me eat?”
“Cookies!”
“Why does it taste different?”
“I ate the cream and replaced it with toothpaste. That’s how toothpaste-flavored cookies taste like.”
“You!”
So I was eating toothpaste! Sofie glanced around furiously for a cup to rinse her mouth.
Coincidentally, Juan walked over with two glasses of beverages.
He took the glass of transparent water for himself, while passing the glass of coke to Sofie.
She frowned. I doubt this rascal would treat me so kind. He must have poured away half of the dark-colored coke and added some soy sauce. That must be it! How dare this rascal try to trick me?
“Give me your glass of water!”
“T-This is mine. Kids are not allowed to drink carbonated beverage. You should drink it, Ms. Sweeting.”
