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

here." Roxanne 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 be

Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her tears earlier. She appeared

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, Essie.

something that could help her pull Estella up

while she

so loudly that she could not

of the hole and trying its

this tree 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

tree branch. There was still some length to be covered for her to take hold of

pushed

seize the other end of 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 and walking for so

was

W

to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half

of the tree branch and ran worriedly to the side of the hole. "Ms.