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.

up at the beam of light shining into the hole,

I’m here.” Roxanne felt more guilt-ridden at the sight of Estella’s face. Yet, she did not dare

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 and her body covered in

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

wailing her lungs out. “Don’t cry, Essie. I’m

her surroundings for something that could help her pull Estella up as

while she

Estella was bawling so loudly that

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

was close to losing her voice

wiped the tears on her face,

she could only touch the tip of the tree branch. There was still some length

pushed the tree branch further

seize the other end of the

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

left in her after starving for the whole night and walking for so long inside

Estella was