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. 

Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions because she did not want Estella to be

with dirt from when

she waited for so long.

“Don‘t cry,

her surroundings for something that could help her pull Estella up

consoled Estella while she looked

so loudly that she could

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

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

glanced up, wiped the tears on her face, and tiptoed

branch. There was still some length to be covered

She crawled forward and pushed the tree

could Estella seize the other end of the tree

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

Roxanne did not have much strength left in her after starving for the whole night and walking for

things worse, Estella was too weak to

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

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