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.

started talking to Estella again, “Essie, look who is here too! Archie and

started making faces at Estella. “I’m here to visit

frowned and stared at Estella’s eyes. “You can just zone out for a short while, okay? We’re waiting for you to play together. Would you

said this, Estella

motionlessly on the same spot and

you’re going to school? Archie and I are joining you soon. We can

talk to us, we don’t want to play

may,

anticipating a response, they started babbling incessantly about all sorts of topics, even mentioning

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

eyes started to well up, and they used Roxanne’s sleeves to wipe their tears. “Mommy, Essie doesn’t seem to be able to hear us. What

voices started