Upon hearing that, Ella Lacey froze on the spot.
For a long moment.
She regained her composure and said, "…He's not at home?"
"Mr. Lindsey left to pick you up in the city after nine, and he hasn't come back yet," the bodyguard nodded.
"Okay, I understand."
Ella Lacey ran into the living room and hurriedly dialed Arthur Lindsey's phone.
On the other end.
It kept saying, "The number you dialled is temporarily unavailable."
She nearly broke her phone from attempting so many calls.
Still, that same cold, mechanical female voice answered.
Her heartbeat suddenly grew tense—
Could something have happened to Arthur?
Otherwise, such a disconnection could not have happened to him.
She quickly dialed Dilbert Walker's number.
She hardly had to wait.
Dilbert Walker, seemingly always on call 24/7, picked up quickly, "Is this Miss Ella? Are you safe?"
"It's me, Uncle Walker, Arthur hasn't come home yet." Ella Lacey sounded very anxious, her voice laced with a crying tone.
"What!"