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.

at the sight of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to

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

she waited for so long. Estella began crying harder after a

Estella wailing her lungs out.

that could help her pull Estella up as

Estella while she

bawling so loudly that

the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the other end of the tree

branch. I‘ll pull you up.” Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling excessively earlier. She cleared her throat to make her

up, wiped the tears on her face, and tiptoed to

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

and pushed the tree branch

seize the other end

gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag Estella out of the

starving for the whole night

was too weak to cooperate

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simultaneously, Estella remained rooted to her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half her