Chapter 712. My Parents

She turned just in time to see her parents walking into the living room. She quickly placed a finger on her lips and widened her eyes to warn them against talking or making any sound. The two of them froze on a spot and stared at her in horror.

An idea came to her mind and she began to tiptoe back to them.

“We should call the police now!” Mrs Nasheed whispered to her.

Maria put the finger across her lips again to hush her. She got to them and collected the phone from her mother.

“We can’t call the police,” Maria said in whispers. “They’re listening outside and they may force their way in before the police get here.”

“What do we do?” the father raised his brows at her.

“We don’t need to get anything else to leave. Let’s just go. We’ll take the backdoor and get somewhere safe before calling the police or anyone,” Maria said to her parents and then led the way towards the backdoor. She stopped abruptly and turned. “Don’t make any sound,” she whispere