"How could she just disappear like this? Didn't anyone call her?!" Mrs. Sterling slammed her hand on the dining table, causing the dishes and utensils to clatter.
The servants in the dining room were scared silent, and the butler who answered was breaking out in a cold sweat.
'How could she have disappeared again? She's been so well-behaved lately!'
The butler nodded. "We did, but no one's answering. Her phone must be off."
"Off?" Timothy Sterling was taken aback. "Did you check the security footage from the gate? When did Aurora leave?"
"We did. But for some reason, the security system malfunctioned last night. It didn't record anything," the butler said, pausing before adding in a low voice.
