Chapter 279 

“Essie, is that you?” 

Roxanne grew certain she did not imagine the sobs and started to feel more honeful 

Estella stopped crying when she heard Roxanne‘s voice as well. “M–Ms. Jarvis?” 

Roxanne heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that. She hastily walked toward where Estella was. 

She had barely taken a few steps forward when she suddenly slipped. 

Roxanne‘s heart jumped into her throat as she narrowly steadied herself by grabbing a large tree next to her. 

She gazed downward and noticed Estella, who was cowering miserably at the bottom of a pit that was partially concealed by the dense plants around. 

“Essie?” Roxanne‘s heart ached terribly when she saw Estella. 

Looking up at the beam of light shining into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling at her in relief. 

guilt–ridden at the sight of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions

flushed, as she had cried for so long. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from

waited

Estella wailing her lungs out. “Don‘t cry, Essie. I‘m going to find something to pull you

could help her pull Estella up

Estella while she

that she could not even hear Roxanne‘s voice.

tree branch after much difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne

crying. Come here and grab this tree branch. I‘ll pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier.

the tears on her face,

tip of the tree branch. There was still some length to be covered for her to

forward and pushed the tree branch further

could Estella seize the other end of the

around the tree branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag

for the whole night and walking for so long

make things worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate with

force simultaneously, Estella remained rooted to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her body to

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