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.

into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling at her in

now. I’m 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 want Estella to

were smeared with dirt

Roxanne was finally there to rescue her after she waited for so long. Estella

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

surroundings for something that could

Estella while

was bawling so loudly that

a 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

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

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

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

pushed the tree branch

the other end

teeth and pulled

have much strength left in her after starving for the whole night and

things worse, Estella was

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