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.

the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling at her in

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

rescue her after she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder after a few seconds. Roxanne was very anxious when she saw Estella

that could help

Estella while

was bawling so loudly that

found a sufficiently long tree branch after much difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole

and grab this tree branch. I'll pull you up." Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She

the tree branch. There was still some length to be

and pushed the tree branch

Estella seize the other end

wrapped her hands 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

was too weak to

W

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

of the tree branch and ran worriedly