"Layla, what happened?" Mike's voice cthrough the speaker on the bodyguards' end.
"Uncle Mike, the bodyguard calledsaying that they can't get hold of my parents. They tried ringing the doorbell to their room, but no one cto open the door," Layla described the situation to Mike. "Did something happen to them?" Confused, Mike took Layla's phone and asked, "What's going on? " The bodyguard briefed Mike on what had happened. "Avery's bodyguard and I haven't been able to reach the two of them since last night. We went over to the pit today, but the people there said that they weren't there yesterday. They headed out early yesterday morning, and we were still in touch with them up until noon, but I have heard no news from them since yesterday evening. We don't know where they went, and I doubt that they are even inside their room..." "There's a plate on the door?" "Yeah! We would have freaked out long ago if it wasn't for the plate!" Mike remained thoughtful for a moment and said, "If they are inside the room, they must have ordered room service. Why don't you check with the hotel manager to see if they ordered anything?" "Okay. What else?" "You can check the surveillance footage to see if they returned to the room yesterday," Mike continued. "The easiest way is to get the hotel manager to open the door to check if they are inside." Mike's heart sank as he instructed the bodyguards on what to do. After hanging up, he grabbed his phone and tried to call Avery, but the call didn't go through, so he sent Avery a message instead.
"Uncle Mike, did something happen to Mom and Dad?" Layla asked nervously. "Why don't we go search for them?" "Even if we were to go search for them, you and your younger brother would have to stay. I've already told your dad's bodyguard to look into it, so we should know what's happened soon." Layla pouted and looked outside the window. "Why isn't Hayden back yet?" "Don't be afraid, Layla. Even if something has happened, your parents should be fine. Your dad has a lot of friends there, so they are in good h?b.=RKV The situation was far too bizarre. Avery had gone to Ylore to look for lvy, so she would not possibly remain inside a room with Elliot without going out to search for Ivy.
In Ylore, the bodyguards went to find the hotel manager in the hopes that they could open the door for them.
The manager was at a crossroads.
3.17 "Usually, if the guests hang the 'Do Not Disturb sign up, it means that they are Inside, because the plate can only be found in the room. Why would the sign be there if they aren't inside the room?" The two did not know what to say in response. "But it's true that we can't get a hold of them. Can you at least check if they've ordered any food? That wouldn't be considered vel invading their privacy now, would it?" Avery's bodyguard said. "This still constitutes as invading the privacy of our customers, but I can check with the Food and Drink Department since it's that urgent et However, they might not have ordered from our restaurant, as there are plenty of restaurants outside the hotel that provide delivery services." "Then forget it. Go check the surveillance footage for proof that they have returned to their room! We want to know when they cback," Elliot's bodyguard said. "We need to make sure that they are inside that room." "Alright, I will get my men to check on it." "Just take us to the security room and we will check for ourselves," Elliot's bodyguard said. "You just need to show us the footage from the surveillance camera outside their door." "Sure." The manager took them to the security room and, in two hours' time, Layla called the bodyguard once again.