Mission To Remarry

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

face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions because

face was flushed, as she had cried for so long. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her tears earlier. She appeared very pitiable with her head hung low

after she waited for

was very anxious when she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. “Don’t cry, Essie. I’m going to find something

something that could help her pull

consoled Estella while

loudly that she could not

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

pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat

tears on her face, and tiptoed to grasp the tree

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

and pushed the tree branch

then could Estella seize the

wrapped her hands around the tree branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might

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

worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate with