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.

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

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

rescue her after she waited

when she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. “Don‘t cry, Essie. I‘m

something that could

Estella while she

bawling so loudly that

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

crying. Come here and grab this 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 voice more

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

the tree branch. There was still some length to be covered for her to

forward and pushed the tree branch further

seize the other end of the

wrapped her hands around the tree branch, Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag Estella out of the

strength left in her after starving for the whole

Estella was

W

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