The Almighty Lord Caspian novel Chapter 657

Caelum wanted to avoid unnecessary violence, too. He'd preferred it if the women complied with his demand.

"No! We're not going anywhere," Sherry staunchly declared. She knew nothing good was going to happen if they left with these men.

"There are over 60 of us here. None of you are getting away. Don't force me to get physical with you, or else you're going to be in a world of pain!" Caelum threatened.

"I'll come with you, but let the rest of them stay here, okay? This has nothing to do with them," Sherry pleaded.

She knew she wasn't getting out of this, but she wanted to try to save Cecilia, Miranda, and Tom from sharing her fate.

"No, Mom! You can't leave with them!" Cecilia cried out frantically as she clutched Sherry's arm with a panicked expression.

"None of you are getting out of this! You're all coming with me, including that bastard who hit the young Mr. Jessop!" Caelum declared.

It was only then that the women realized Tom wasn't with them.

Sherry and Cecilia both silently grumbled in their hearts. Tom kept saying he would resolve this matter for them, but now that these men had come knocking, he didn't even have the guts to confront them. Was he a coward?

They didn't know that Tom was exhausted from his lack of sleep and didn't hear the commotion.

Meanwhile, Caelum didn't bother wasting his breath any longer. He signaled to his men and instructed, "Throw them into the car!"

Nearly 20 burly men immediately stormed over.

The others remained still. They didn't need to get involved. The other men could easily handle three women by themselves.

Sherry and Cecilia instinctively stumbled backward when they saw the men charging over. Sherry was terrified, but she stood in front of Cecilia anyway.

"Don't come any nearer! I'll kill anyone who does!" Miranda shouted as she waved the knife in front of her.

The men began to cackle among themselves.

Miranda looked fierce, but these fighters didn't care. They could see her trembling uncontrollably.

These men were hardened criminals who'd seen all kinds of people before, so why would they be afraid of Miranda?

Even though Miranda had a knife with her, she felt terrified. She didn't think she could defend them against so many burly men.

"You must be kidding me. Put that knife away. Don't hurt yourself," one of the men said to Miranda.

However, Miranda didn't back down. She remained in her spot and shouted, "Stay away, or I'll attack you!"

Sherry and Cecilia admired her bravery.

"Sure! Do it if you dare!" one of the men holding a metal bat said with a chortle.

Just then, a husky voice rang out. "How could I possibly let a beautiful lady like you do a thing like that, Miranda? Let me handle them!"

Miranda turned around and saw Tom. Sherry and Cecilia were also looking at him. At last, the women exhaled in relief.

Tom was dressed in a T-shirt that exposed his muscular physique.

"What took you so long, Tom?" Miranda grumbled.

"I haven't been getting enough sleep the last two days, so I slept a bit too soundly just now. Sorry about that. I'll deal with these punks!" Tom declared.

Tom had been fast asleep when he suddenly sensed danger and dashed out.