Chapter 280 

Royanne patted Estella, trying her best to comfort the latter. Still, the sobs of the little girl in her arms sounded weaker and weaker. 

“Essie?” Roxanne gazed down concernedly. 

Estella had passed out after crying for so long, but tears continued to roll down her cheeks from the corner of her eyes. 

Roxanne struggled to catch her breath, as she could hardly stand the pain in her chest when she took in Estella‘s wretched state. 

The weather is so cold, and Essies wearing such thin clothes. She won‘t last if this situation drags on. I need to think of a way to get out of here

At that thought, Roxanne took off her jacket and wrapped Estella with her outerwear before racking her brain to figure out a solution. 

However, no matter her methods, she could not climb out of the pit. 

Instead, she ended up exhausting all her energy. 

After several attempts, she stopped her futile struggles in slight desperation. She held Estella in her arms to provide the little girl with warmth. 

The night breeze blew past the forest, causing a series of rustling sounds. Sadly, Roxanne did not hear the voice of any other person in the woods. 

Despaired, Roxanne took out her phone. 

wilderness, she could only place her hope for a

through her contact list for some

was no miracle, as she failed to make the call.

wearing a wry smile. Then she looked up at the opening of

pit. 

brought a torchlight. At the very least, Roxanne felt a little at ease when

and deal with that predicament the next morning, a person‘s deep and tired–sounding voice reverberated

I hallucinating? Roxanne blinked her eyes in doubt as she gazed

again. “Are

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up when she is that she was not imagining things,

h herr Niste and larr both

in the air for a few seconds after she spoke. Then she heard

the foxsteps haltex above Roxanne, she saw Lucian‘s worn–out face as he

She croaked, “Essie fainted after crying for too long.

switched painfully: He replied solemnly. “I‘ll

greni to wait for him.

immediately turned on his heels to find Cayden and the

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