Chapter 279 Guilt

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“Essie, is that you?”

Roxanne grew certain she did not imagine the sobs and started to feel more hopeful.

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.

the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling at her

Estella’s face. Yet, she did not dare to

flushed, as she had cried for so long. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she

she waited for

wailing her lungs out. “Don’t cry, Essie. I’m going to find something to

her surroundings for something that could help her

while she looked

bawling so loudly that she could

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

grab this tree branch. I’ll pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat to make her

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

branch. There was still some length to be covered for her to take hold

pushed the tree branch further into

then could Estella seize the other

wrapped her hands around the tree branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and

have much strength left in her after starving for the whole night and walking for so long inside

Estella was too weak to cooperate with

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