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.

shining into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling at her in

Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions because she did not want Estella

as she had cried for so long. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her

Roxanne was very anxious when she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. "Don't cry,

her surroundings for something that could help her pull Estella up as

consoled Estella while she

so loudly that she could not even

the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach

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, and tiptoed

was still some length to be covered for her to take hold of the tree

forward and pushed the tree branch further into the

the

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

Estella was too

W

exerted force simultaneously, Estella remained rooted to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her body to hang over the

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