Avery's heart suddenly sank. He did not even notice he had dropped his phone. He immediately walked to the sofa with a tense expression.
"Darlene?"
Standing in the huge living room, he got no response. He had only turned to the French window and talked on the phone for a few words, and she was gone.
He shouted a few more times, but there was no response from Darlene. Instead, a servant who had gone to rest quickly came when she heard his shouts.
Avery had a terrible expression on his face. As he searched around, including places behind the curtains, he asked, "Did you see her?"
The servant was stunned for a moment before she realized who he was talking about. She hurriedly walked down. "She... Wasn't Mrs. Gallard downstairs with you just now? I didn't hear any noise upstairs. I don't think anyone has come up."
A few servants stood below the stairs and panicked.