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.

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

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

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

anxious when she saw Estella wailing her lungs out. “Don‘t cry, Essie. I‘m going to find something

could help her

Estella while she looked

bawling so loudly that she could

After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and

was close to

wiped the tears on her face,

she could only touch the tip of the tree branch. There was still some length

forward and pushed the tree branch

then could Estella seize the other end of the tree

Roxanne gritted her teeth and pulled with all her might

much strength left in her after starving for the

make things worse, Estella was too weak to cooperate with

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spot. Instead, Roxanne was tugged forward, causing half