I screamed so loud that the snake got scared and crawled away. I followed it with my eyes, only to be shocked when Christian showed up and picked up the snake. He pet the reptile like someone who would pet a puppy or a cat.

“Buttercup didn’t mean to scare you, Angela. I’m sorry,” he apologized on its behalf and I was left dumbfounded especially when I recognized it to be the same as the one I saw on top of the coconut tree.

“That’s your pet? Christian, are you fucking serious?” I asked because it was unbelievable that he would pet a snake for goodness sake! When he nodded...