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.

light shining into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling

now. I’m here.” Roxanne felt more guilt-ridden at the sight of Estella’s face. Yet,

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

finally there to rescue her after she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder

anxious when she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. “Don’t

surroundings for something that could help her pull Estella up

consoled Estella while she

loudly that she

finally found a sufficiently long tree branch after much difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its

Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat

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

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

She crawled forward and pushed

then could Estella seize the other end of the

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

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

was too weak to cooperate with

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