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.

of Estella‘s face. Yet, she did not dare to express

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 earlier. She appeared very

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

wailing her lungs out.

something that could help her pull Estella

consoled Estella while she

so loudly that she could not even hear Roxanne‘s

difficulty. After bringing the stick to the edge of the hole and trying its length, Roxanne figured Estella could reach the other end of

up.” Roxanne was close to losing her voice after yelling

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

was still some length to be covered for her to take

and pushed

the other

Roxanne gritted her teeth

her after starving for the whole night and

was too weak to cooperate

W

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