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

the sight of Estella's face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions

cried for so 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

finally there to rescue her after she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder after a few seconds. Roxanne was

something that could help her pull Estella up as she

while she

loudly that

hole

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

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

forward and pushed the tree branch further into

could Estella seize the other end

her might to drag Estella out of the hole. Unexpectedly, Roxanne did not have

was too weak to

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remained rooted to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her body to hang over

tree branch and ran worriedly to the side of