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!”

with one hand and grabbed the snake with

bit her instead. The snakebite gave

covered the boy’s eyes with one

hand and smacked it

Smack! Smack! Smack!

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

threw the cobra far

against the back of the cave

dropped from covering the boy’s eyes, the boy cried,

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

cave as fast as

the cave, he took out his phone and clicked on

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

had bitten her! She needs

was searching the Jordan family’s

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

And who’s this ‘Mommy’

called a contact of his. “Niall, bring the cobra

sent you, right now.”

he saw Chris

Momo…!” Chris wailed as tears streamed down his

like waterfalls.

seems too attached, considering she’s a stranger…’ Anthony

Pale and unconscious, her facial features

away from her. ‘That’s her:

toward him. “Daddy, please help Mommy!” he wailed.

don’t want Mommy dying…!”

over the serum,” Anthony assured the little boy the

could.

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

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