Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 121 What Went Wrong

Roxanne walked in that direction, and she saw Estella curled in the corner with her knees tucked in, and her eyes looked empty like a soulless doll.

Recalling how Estella used to welcome her with a sweet, bright smile, Roxanne’s heart was wrenched in pain, suffocating her.

This morning, Estella grabbed her skirt with a pair of twinkling eyes, but she descended into such a piteous state so unexpectedly.

Roxanne tiptoed into the room and squatted down beside her. With a soft and gentle voice, she called out to her, “Essie, I’m here.”

Estella, however, had no response.

Roxanne was taken aback by Estella’s condition.

Behind Roxanne, James reminded softly, “Ms. Jarvis, Estella is now completely shut off from the outside world. You need to keep talking to her, in order to lure her back into reality. Patience is necessary to achieve that.”Roxanne calmed herself down and nodded.

again, “Essie, look who is here too! Archie and Benny are here! They’re all

and Estella. Benny started

“You can just zone out for a short while, okay? We’re waiting for you

this,

not respond. She sat motionlessly on the

smile on Benny’s face slowly faded, and it quickly turned into a frown. “Hey, we’re talking to you. Are you unhappy that you’re going to school? Archie and I are joining you soon. We can bring you anywhere that you want,

don’t talk to us,

that as it may, Estella still did not

changed their methods. Instead of anticipating a response, they started babbling incessantly about all sorts of topics, even mentioning what happened at Universe Park.

of their relentless attempts to get her to talk, Estella didn’t even

used Roxanne’s sleeves to wipe their tears. “Mommy, Essie doesn’t seem to be able to hear us.

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