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.

up at the beam of light shining into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling

sight of Estella’s face. Yet, she did not dare to express her

long. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from

was finally there to rescue her after she waited for

wailing her lungs out.

surroundings for something that could help her pull Estella

consoled Estella while she looked

so loudly that she could not even hear Roxanne’s

the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured

stop crying. Come here and grab this tree branch. I’ll pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively

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

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

and pushed the tree branch further

could Estella seize the other

teeth and pulled with all her might to drag Estella out of

starving for the whole night and walking

Estella was too weak to

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