"It's only six o'clock in the morning where your mother is. You can call her in another hour," Mrs. Cooper said reassuringly. "Your mother is out on a job and she'll come back once she finishes it."

"What's going to happen with Robert and if mommy doesn't come back?" Layla felt frustrated all of a sudden.

Robert immediately burst into tears.

Mrs. Cooper picked Robert up and tried to check why he was crying.

A car pulled up outside the courtyard.

Layla saw it and went outside immediately.

Mike got out of the car and came up to them.

"Uncle Mike!" Layla cried and ran over!

Mike frowned, walked up to Layla, and picked her up. "Don't cry, Layla! What's the matter?"

"I miss Mommy and Daddy." She reached up to rub her eyes.

"Isn't your dad at home?" Mike remembered seeing Elliot when he came over the previous night.

However, the two men did not speak much because Mike did not say anything to him.

"He's gone, and we can't reach his phone either." Layla pouted. "Mrs. Cooper said my