"I LOVE YOU PEARL"

"Pearl!!!"

Fred screamed as he saw Godfrey draw out a gun and shot at Pearl.

Immediately Godfrey shot at Pearl, he used the opportunity to run away from there before anyone would notice as they were still stunned.

He snapped out of his shock and ran towards Pearl but on getting there, Pearl wasn't shot.

Instead, Mike came right then in front of Pearl and the bullet hit his left arm.

"Ahhh" Mike groaned painfully as he held his arm

"Mi..ke" Pearl called weakly, she was also stunned by the turn of events.

Just then Emma who was still wrapping the whole thing in her head, got knocked out from the back by Jasper.

She fell straight to the floor, releasing Pearl.

Pearl also fell, but before reaching the floor Fred caught her in his arms.

"Pearl" he tapped her cheek.

"Mi..ke" Pearl silently called before blacking out.

Though disappointed she called that name, he still carried her in his arms and rushed to his car.

He didn't even bother to check on the injured Mike before he drove off to the clan roughly.

"Mike!" Ebeniz ran to Mike before Percy could as she was about to go to him too.

"Mike, are you okay?" Ebeniz asked worriedly.

"Take me to the clan," Mike said painfully.

Ebeniz helped him up to the car, where Jasper was already waiting in the car. Inside the boot was Emma who is tied and unconscious.

Percy clenched her fist as she watched Ebeniz help Mike to the car and their body contact.

She turned only to find Kace staring at her.

She ignored him and walked away from him.

Kace sighed angrily, he saw her expression then, and he could now understand why she wasn't giving him a chance.

He thought as he followed behind her and drove them to the clan.

***

BACK AT DCC

Fred rode into the park with the tyre making a screeching sound.

He got down from the car, then got to the back seat and brought out Pearl, carrying her in his arms.

He strode fast to his room, as people of the clan began murmuring amongst themselves.

"Whoah.... this is the first time I'm seeing Master Fred this close with a woman"

"You are right, not to talk about carrying her"

"Who is she?"

They couldn't see her face clearly as her face was pressing on Fred's chest.

"It seems it's Pearl!"

"You mean Hudson's daughter?"

They got a view of her face and they gasped.

"OMG, it's Hudson's daughter!!"

"What happened to her?"

"How did she get out of the clan?"

" Why did Master carry her in his arms when he could have sent someone else to carry her?"

This would be the first time they would see Fred carrying a woman in his arms with a worried look on his face and it's none other than the traitor's daughter.

But Fred doesn't care, one hard glare from him and they kept shut.

He rushed to his room and sent for a maid to call Madam Maria.

A few minutes later Madam Maria came in.

"OMG, what happened to her?" Madam Maria asked.

"It's nothing serious. But call me the clan's doctor," Fred said and Madam Maria quickly went to call for the doctor.

Minutes later, the doctor came in.

Fred and Madam Maria stood beside the bed as Pearl was treated.

As the doctor was about to dress the wound on Pearl's back, Fred stopped him, saying,

"Don't you dare touch her back! Tell Madam Maria what to do, she would dress the wound for her" Fred ordered.

Having no other choice, the doctor relented and instructed Madam Maria on what to do.

He went out first to give privacy.

After Madam Maria was done dressing her wound, the doctor was called in and he completed the medication and prescribed drugs for Pearl.

The doctor left the room, and as he got out he breath out the air he doesn't know he was holding in.

"Ooh my gahd, he is too scary" he mumbled to himself before walking away.

Back in the room.....

Fred stared at Pearl who was sleeping soundly.

Madam Maria watched him and smiled to herself.

"I would be leaving to go prepare food in case she wakes up," Madam Maria mentioned, wanting to intentionally leave them both and Fred nodded.

He watched her for some time, he bent to her and kissed her forehead before leaving the room.

FEW HOURS LATER

Pearl woke up. She looked around seeing she was in a strange room at first.

But later realized she is in Fred's room.

She quickly remembered the event that happened earlier, she then remembered Mike.

She quickly sprang up from the bed and rushed out to Mike's room.

Jake the bodyguard tried to stop her but she was already gone.

She got to his door and walked in.

On getting there, she met him trying to get a glass of water from the bedstand.

"Lemme help," Pearl offered going to him.

"Pearl" he called surprised.

"Yes, it's me" She gave him the glass.

"Thanks" he drank from it and gave the glass back to Pearl who dropped the glass.

"Are you okay now? Do you feel any pain?" Mike asked worriedly.

"I should be asking you that, Why would you risk your life to save me...."

"I was only shot in my arm" Mike interrupted smiling

"Still why would you do that huh? What if you got killed? What would I do without a brother like you, What do you want my fate to be? I'm not that special to you for you to lose your life for me, yo...."Pearl scolded

"You are more than special to me Pearl...More than a sister to me that's why I did that" he interrupted looking into her eyes.

He drew her closer as she was sitting beside him.

"Huh, what do you mean?" Pearl asked confused.

"I love you, Pearl!"