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. 

at the sight of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express

cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her tears

Jarvis...” Roxanne was finally there to rescue her after she waited for so long.

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

her surroundings for something that could help her pull

consoled Estella while she looked around.

was bawling so loudly that she could not even

hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the other end of the tree branch if the

stop crying. Come here and grab this tree branch. I‘ll pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing her

wiped the tears on her face, and tiptoed to grasp the tree

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

and pushed the tree branch further into the

the other end of

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

her after starving for the whole night and walking for

too weak to

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

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