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 at

okay 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

smeared with dirt from when she had wiped

after she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder after a

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

could help

while she looked

that she could not

difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the other

Come here and grab 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

wiped the tears on her face, and tiptoed to grasp

of the tree branch. There was still some

pushed the

seize the other end of the

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

left in her after starving for the whole

make things worse, Estella was too

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