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. 

here.” Roxanne felt more guilt–ridden at the sight of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions because she did not

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

waited for

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

that could help

Estella while she

Estella was bawling so loudly that she

the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the

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

her face, and tiptoed

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

forward and pushed the tree branch further into the

then could Estella seize the other end of the tree branch.

Estella wrapped her hands around the tree branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her

have much strength left in her after starving for the whole

make things worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate with

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

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