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.

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

Roxanne felt more guilt-ridden at the sight of Estella’s face. Yet,

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

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

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

her surroundings for something that could help her

consoled Estella while

so loudly that she could not even hear

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

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

on her face, and tiptoed to

There was still some length

forward and pushed the tree branch

seize the other

branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her

after starving for the whole night and walking

was

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