The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 278

The forest was dark. Roxanne could only rely on her torchlight because the faint moonlight was insufficient to illuminate the path ahead of her.

She walked carefully inside the forest, not knowing where she was.

Roxanne only knew Estella was nowhere in sight thus far in her venture into the woods.

After sending Archie and Benny back to the hotel, she checked the messages in the WhatsApp group and noticed none of the other parents had seen Estella.

No one has yet to search the forest. This is the only place left. If Essie is really in here...

Roxanne felt more frightened the more she dwelled on that thought.

Even she was scared of being alone in that environment, not to mention Estella, who was just a little girl.

Essie would not have come inside here if it weren't for me.

her teeth and hastened her steps. She must locate Estella as soon

"Essie! Where are you?"

she moved deeper into the forest, hoping to receive any response from the little girl. However,

there were movements at a bush

was there, so she quickly

as she got closer, something jumped out from

in fear. She was on the verge of screaming due

just a wild rabbit. She let out a sigh of relief at

was reminded of Estella's unknown whereabouts, her anxiety intensified, and

where she had reached, Roxanne could vaguely hear the sound of intermittent sobs around

beat. She

down and cautiously approached the origin of the

ground in a pitiful condition with dirt all over her. She

the afternoon, intending to return to the botanical garden

the road. Overwhelmed by fear and shock, she ran aimlessly and unknowingly entered the forest beside the road. When Estella came to her senses, she had already arrived in the deeper part of the

to leave that place as quickly as possible, but she failed to find her way out.

she accidentally fell

climb out, but her attempts were unfruitful due to the slippery, moss-covered walls. She repeatedly fell back to the bottom