The Almighty Lord Caspian by Cath Nitfisch

Chapter 759 Hidden Activities

Miranda was about to head out to get groceries for dinner.

She felt a little embarrassed to live under Caspian’s protection in his house and
decided to buy groceries to make a healthy meal for Willow.

Caspian had already advised everyone not to leave the house if there was
nothing. important.

But Miranda decided to slip out as she couldn't just stay around doing nothing
any longer.

She believed it would be fine if she went to a crowded place in broad daylight.
Right after Miranda left the house, two men from Skyarch Palace already had
their sights on her.

They never tried to capture their target inside Riverside Villa directly as they
knew that Caspian and Tom would make it way too difficult for them to do their
job.

They had been lurking around the house and patiently waited for an opportunity
to arise.

Just as they were deeply anxious about not being able to finish their task, their
prey had willingly served itself up to them.

Miranda hummed a little tune on the way to the farmers market when two men
appeared from the nearby bushes.

She immediately shouted for help but was quickly silenced by one of the men
covering her mouth. The two men then forcefully brought her back into the
bushes.

Miranda had already lost consciousness before she could even try to struggle.
The Skyarch Palace men immediately moved the unconscious Miranda into their
car.

They then assigned some men to stay behind to continue monitoring Riverside.
Villa.

Half an hour later, Tom went to look for Miranda for a chat, only to realize that
she was not in the house.

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He began to panic as he went out of the house to look for her.

The thought of Miranda being kidnapped had yet crossed his mind.

Tom continued to look around the house until a sharp knife flew out from the
woods.

His expression soured as he took a few steps back.

The sharp knife flew straight into a nearby tree.

Tom looked over to the direction the knife had come from and noticed a
silhouette making its escape.

He didn't chase after the silhouette as he saw that there was a letter attached to
the knife.

Tom took down the knife and opened the letter.

“Your woman is currently in our hands. If you wish for her to live another day,
bring the Black Moon Technique Scroll to Lunar Lake in the east of the city in
exchange for her life!

“Don't try to let anyone else know about this. We'll kill Miranda right away if we
see that you're not coming alone, no questions asked.”

Tom was trembling with anger after reading the letter.

He realized that Miranda had been kidnapped by the Skyarch Palace men.

He couldn't believe that they would stoop so low as to kidnap an innocent woman
to acquire the Black Moon Technique Scroll.

Tom was left in a daze. He had already fallen in love with Miranda when she
provided him warmth when he needed it the most. So, now, he would be there to
rescue her when she needed him the most.

However, the Black Moon Technique Scroll was also very precious to him. If
Raging Blade were to get their hands on the scroll, it would prove disastrous for
the entirety of Diatoran.

If Darren were to learn the secrets of the Black Moon Technique and pair it with
the Black Moon itself, his power would be immeasurable.

On the one hand was Miranda, while on the other was the Black Moon Technique
Scroll. Tom was stuck in between a rock and a hard place.

He had no idea what he should do.

Tom wanted to consult Caspian for his opinion, but the letter had already made it
clear that he wasn't allowed to tell anyone about Miranda's kidnapping.
Miranda's life would be in danger if the Skyarch Palace men learned that he had
told Caspian what happened.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind Tom, “Tom? What are you doing out here?”
Tom was snapped back from deep thought and turned around to see Aria.

He quickly came up with an excuse, saying, “Nothing! Just out here for a walk.”
He then crumpled and hid the letter in his hand.

Tom couldn't afford to let Aria know about Miranda's kidnapping.

Aria walked up to him and asked, “Really? Why do you seem so anxious?”

As a member of Task Force Rose, Aria quickly realized that Tom was behaving
weirdly.

Tom tried his best to calm himself down. “It's nothing.”

Aria asked, “You can't fool me. I can tell that you were panicking.”

“I'm really not. I was just slightly spooked by you calling out to me.”

“What are you holding in your hand? Can I have a look?”

Aria noticed that his clenched fist seemed to be holding onto something.

Tom shook his head and replied, “I'm not holding onto anything.”

He cursed at himself for not shoving the letter into his pocket earlier.

Aria blushed and continued, “Hmm? Then what are you doing out here? Are
you...

She noticed that Tom was panicking with a clenched fist. He looked like he was
being caught at the wrong time.

Tom helplessly explained, “What are you talking about? I told you I'm just out
here for a walk.

He didn’t even realize what Aria was implying. He just wanted her to go away.
Aria assumed that Tom was hiding behind the tree to have some privacy. “Stop it
already! You're not fooling anyone. I was wondering why you were panicking so
much, but I guess you have needs that need to be met just like anyone else,
huh?

“Aren't you going after Miranda right now? Can't she help you with that?"

She really assumed that he had come out of the house just to avoid being caught
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at the wrong time.

Tom asked, “What are you talking about, Aria? Miranda and I aren't a couple yet
or anything. Besides, what kind of guy do you take me for?”

“Oh, well, I won't force you if you don’t wanna tell me what's going on,” Aria
replied before she left.

Tom let out a sigh of relief.

The next moment, Aria paused her steps, pulled out her gun, and pointed it at
Tom.

Tom was startled and began to panic as he stared at Aria. “What are you doing,
Aria? This isn't funny at all! Put down the gun! If anything happens with the
muzzle pointed at me, I'm going to get shot!”

He had no idea why Aria was holding him at gunpoint.