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.

I‘m here.” Roxanne felt more guilt–ridden at the sight of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express her emotions because she did not want Estella to

was flushed, as she had cried for so long. Her eyes and nose were red, and her cheeks were smeared with dirt from when she had wiped her tears

her after she waited for so long.

her lungs out. “Don‘t cry, Essie. I‘m

searched her surroundings for something that could help her pull

while she

Estella was bawling so loudly that she could not even hear

found a sufficiently long tree branch after much difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the other end of the tree branch if the latter

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

on her face, and

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

forward and pushed the tree branch further

could Estella seize the other end

her teeth and pulled with all her might to drag Estella

after starving for the whole night and walking

worse, Estella was too weak to

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her spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged