Her Son

"We're here"the taxi driver said. Hua Ruolan came out of the taxi. The mansion was located 10km away from the main gate which was decorated with different colours of beautiful carnations to welcome its guests. The gate alone was enough to draw anyone's attention. Some tourists and passerby were busy taking pictures of the magnificent gate. Hua Ruolan stood amongst them.

Hua Ruolan never admired this gate let alone the mansion where she lived, she was too stupid to appreciate anything the mansion had to offer her. She needed to get inside but how?.

"The back gate" she said silently as she quietly and carefully moved away from the crowd and made her way towards the back gate.

Hua Ruolan used to sneak out of the mansion through the back gate in her previous life. As she was about to open the gate she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"Stop"the man said as he walked towards her. This man was dressed in a black suit and he had a dragon like emblem attached to his jacket. Hua Ruolan quickly recognized him as a guard. All workers in the Emerald Mansion had this emblem attached to their clothes.

"Where are you going?"he asked with a serious face.

"Listen....." Hua Ruo Lan didn't finish her sentence when a man came.

"What is it..."the man asked as he came close to them.

"Madam!" Mr Shen said. Mr Shen was the Emerald Mansion's chief guard. He was surprised to see Hua Ruolan.

"Let her in"Mr Shen shouted as the man quickly opened the gate.

"Relax Mr Shen..." Hua Ruo Lan said with a little smile on her face.

"It's not his fault.."Hua Ruo Lan said.She couldn't even recognize her self much less a guard.

"This way Madam"Mr Shen said as he led her inside where a BMW was waiting for her.

Hua Ruo Lan entered inside the luxurious car. She sat at the back while Mr Shen sat in front with the driver. Hua Ruolan wondered if she deserved all this luxury. Hua Ruolan fixed her gaze on the green and cream painted walls. This walls were were painted with pain staking care and the details of green jade were magnificent. Hua Ruolan.

Hua Ruolan came down from the car and walked into the mansion.

Her eyes roamed the circle emerald ceiling which firmly held a breathtaking chandelier decorated with tiny green crystals. The tiles on the floor bore wonderful details enough to captivate anyone who steps into the mansion. Hua Ruolan was beyond amazed. She felt that her presence alone was enough to insult the whole mansion. She slowly walked into the brightly coloured living room which was at the west wing of the mansion. To say the living room was beautiful was an understatement. Hua Ruolan was busy admiring the living room when the cry of a child interrupted her. That voice ached her heart.That was the cry of her son.