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. 

is okay now. I‘m here.” Roxanne felt more guilt–ridden at the sight of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express

dirt from when she had wiped her

her after she waited for so long.

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

that could help her pull Estella

while she

that she could not even

finally found a sufficiently long tree branch after much difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella

pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing

tears on her face,

she could only touch the tip of the tree branch. There was still some length to

forward and pushed the tree

could Estella seize the other end of the tree

Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with

not have much strength left in her after starving for the whole night and walking for so long inside

make things worse, Estella was too weak

simultaneously, Estella remained rooted to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing

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