The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 279

"Essie, is that you?"

Roxanne grew certain she did not imagine the sobs and started to feel more honeful

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

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

had cried for so long. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped

began crying harder after a few seconds. Roxanne was

for something that could help her pull Estella up

while she

loudly that she could not even hear Roxanne's

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

her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat to make

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

pushed the

Estella seize the other end of

her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag Estella out of the hole. Unexpectedly, Roxanne did not have much

things worse, Estella was too weak

W

to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her body to hang over the edge of the

position, Estella hurriedly let go of the tree branch and ran worriedly to the