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. 

sight of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions because she did not want Estella to

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 body covered in grime.

finally there to rescue her after she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder after a few seconds.

anxious when she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. “Don‘t cry, Essie. I‘m going to find

something that could help her pull Estella up

consoled Estella while she looked

bawling so loudly that she could

bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the other end

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

up, wiped the tears on her face, and tiptoed

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

She crawled forward and pushed the tree branch further into the hole.

seize the other

her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag Estella out of

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

was too weak

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

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