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. 

she did not dare to express her emotions because she

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

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

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

for something that could help her pull Estella up

Estella while she looked around.

bawling so loudly that she could

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

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

up, wiped the tears on her face, and tiptoed to grasp the tree branch.

of the tree branch. There was still some

crawled forward and pushed the tree

could Estella seize the other

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

her after starving for the

make things worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate with her.

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

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