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.

beam of light shining into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling

felt 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

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

Roxanne was very anxious when she

surroundings for something that could help her pull Estella

Estella while

bawling so loudly that she could not even

After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella

you up." Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat to make her voice more

still some length to be covered for her to take

crawled forward and pushed the tree branch further into

then could Estella seize the

around the tree branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag Estella out of the hole. Unexpectedly, Roxanne did not have much strength left in her after starving for the whole night

things worse, Estella was too weak to

W

two exerted force simultaneously, Estella remained rooted to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged

tree branch and ran worriedly to the side of the