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 her

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

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

finally there to rescue her after she waited for so

she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. “Don’t

something that could help her pull Estella up as she

consoled Estella while she

loudly that she could not even

to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the other end of the tree branch

stop crying. 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 her

the tears on her face, and

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

forward and pushed the tree

then could Estella seize the other end

Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might

strength left in her after starving for the whole night

Estella was too

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