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. 

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

were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her tears earlier. She appeared very pitiable with her head hung

to rescue her after she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder

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

help her pull

while she

that she could not even

branch after much difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured

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

on her face, and tiptoed to grasp the

branch. There was still some length to

She crawled forward and pushed the tree

then could Estella seize the other end of the tree

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

in her after starving for the whole night and walking for

worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate with

Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her body to hang over the edge

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