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.

light shining into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne

I'm here." Roxanne felt more guilt-ridden at the sight of Estella's face. Yet,

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

began crying harder after a few seconds. Roxanne was very anxious when she saw Estella

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

while she

was bawling so loudly that she could not even hear

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

excessively earlier. She cleared her throat to make her

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

frowned. She crawled forward and pushed the tree branch further into

Estella seize the other end of the tree

the hole. Unexpectedly, Roxanne did not have much strength left in her after starving for the whole night

Estella was too

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

let go of the tree branch and ran worriedly to the