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. 

okay now. I‘m here.” Roxanne felt more guilt–ridden at the sight of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions because she did not want Estella

she had cried for so long. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her tears earlier. She appeared very pitiable with her head hung low and her

she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder after

saw Estella wailing her lungs out. “Don‘t

could help her pull

consoled Estella while she

so loudly that she could not even hear Roxanne‘s

the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could

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

tears on her face, and tiptoed

the tree branch. There was still some length to

pushed the tree branch further into

the other

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

in her after starving for the whole night and walking for so long inside

was too weak to cooperate

remained rooted to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her body to hang over the edge of the pit.

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