"Layla, what happened?" Mike's voice came through the speaker on the bodyguards' end.
"Uncle Mike, the bodyguard called me saying that they can't get hold of my parents. They tried ringing the doorbell to their room, but no one came to 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."
"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
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