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 smiling at

felt more guilt-ridden at the sight of Estella’s face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions

her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had

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

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

her surroundings for something that could help her pull

consoled Estella while she looked

was bawling so loudly that

difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its

grab this tree branch. I’ll pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat

wiped the tears on her face, and tiptoed to grasp the

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

crawled forward and pushed the tree branch further into the

the other

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

strength left in her after starving for the whole night and walking for

Estella was too weak to cooperate

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