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 because she did not want Estella to be

were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her tears earlier. She appeared very pitiable with her head hung

Estella began crying harder after a few seconds. Roxanne was very anxious when she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. "Don't cry, Essie. I'm going to

something that could help

Estella while she looked

that she could not even hear Roxanne's

of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne

and grab 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

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

She crawled forward and pushed the tree branch

the other end of the

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 long

things worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate with

W

to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward,

branch and ran worriedly to