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

and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her tears

after she waited for

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

that could help

while she looked

that she

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

this tree branch. I‘ll pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing

tears on her face, and tiptoed to

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

frowned. She crawled forward and pushed the tree

could Estella seize the other end of the

branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might to

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

make things worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate

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

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