Leaving The Country After Divorce

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.

Looking up at the beam of light shining into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling at her in relief.

felt more guilt–ridden at the sight of Estella‘s face. Yet,

smeared with dirt from when she

waited for so long. Estella began

wailing her lungs out. “Don‘t cry, Essie. I‘m going to

that could help her

consoled Estella while she looked

Estella was bawling so loudly that

hole and

to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat to make her voice

on her face,

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

She crawled forward and pushed the tree

seize the other end of the

the tree branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag

have much strength left in her after starving for

make things worse, Estella was too weak

W

Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her body to hang over the edge of