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

now. I'm here." Roxanne felt more guilt-ridden at the sight of Estella's face. Yet, she did not

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

finally there to rescue her after she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder after a few seconds. Roxanne was very anxious when she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. "Don't cry,

surroundings for something that could help her pull Estella

while she

Estella was bawling so loudly that she could not

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

branch. I'll pull you up." Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat to make her voice more audible. Estella glanced up, wiped the tears on her face,

of the tree branch. There was still some length to

crawled forward and pushed the tree branch further into the

the other end of

might to drag Estella out of the hole. Unexpectedly, Roxanne did not have much strength left in her after

Estella was too weak to cooperate with

W

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

Roxanne's position, Estella hurriedly let go of the tree branch and ran worriedly to the side