Lilim searched the entire room and turned it upside down but couldn't find Maria. She immediately rushed out of the room and rang the alarm. However, the alarm didn't go off.
"Security!" Lilim yelled. "Security!"
She rushed to the main security room to manually ring the alarm as the maids and butlers rushed to Lilim after hearing her yells.
"Is everything alright?!" one of the maids asked.
"No! Lady Maria is missing! Inform everyone and start the search! Close every gate and initiate the lockdown!"
After that, Maria ran straight to the security room, where two maids were watching over everything.
"Ring the—"
Psssssp~
Lilim's body suddenly fell to the ground with a loud thud.
THUD!
The maids had used a spray to make Lilim unconscious.
"All according to the plan," one of them said.
"I thought we would be able to escape without getting noticed, but this bodyguard of Maria surely is very perceptive. One would try to find the girl, but instead, she came here to ring the bell."