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 because she did not want Estella to be afraid.

and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt

after she waited for so

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

surroundings for something that could help her pull

consoled Estella while

loudly that she could not even hear

branch after much difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the other end of the tree

up.” Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat

face, and tiptoed to grasp the tree

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

forward and pushed the tree branch further into the

Estella seize the other end of

Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag Estella out

not have much strength left in her after starving for

things worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate

rooted to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her body to

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