1 Anna Lu

She stared at the strange man as he got into his car after keeping her by the side of the road.

A self mocking smile appeared on her lips as she watched his car drive quite a distance away.

'Create hope for myself?, tch' She had decided to just end it all today, but as it turns out she isn't even allowed to die.

Anna stared at her lifeless legs and sneered, she hated the sight of them but what could she do?

All of the specialists that had seen her have all being saying thesame thing for the past three years

'It will be impossible for you to ever walk again' they say

'You can't bear children' they say.

Anna closed her eyes, listening to the sounds of passing cars. They seemed to calm her down, to make her forget her pain, just for a little while.

"Young Miss!" a young girl called out to her, the girl's brown hair cascaded down her back to her tighs making her look extremely beautiful

Anna stared at the girl, she had always been jealous of her looks.

'Even my maid is way prettier than me' Anna thought inwardly as she forced out a smile

"Xiao Xiao" Anna said softly, Xiao Xiao looked at Anna, the worry evident on her face

"Young miss you scared me! the bodyguards sear hed everywhere for you in the park"

Anna looked behind the girl glaring at the bodyguards behind her, they always restricted her freedom.

She was only allowed to go to places her father approved of. All because she couldn't move on her own, she is practically a prisoner even though she was out now.

"Let us go" her soft voice rang out, she gave one last glance at the three men in black before pressing the button on her wheel chair and wheeling past them.

Of course they all followed closely behind her closely while Xiao kept expressing her worry.

.....

Anna stared at the mansion, just sitting there looking at the entrance made her scared, she didn't want to go back in there

she was not very smart to begin with but then that accident just had to happen making her completely useless to her family.

The only person in her life was her mother and now....she was no longer here, she was no longer alive.

"Well, where did you run off to?, I heard the bodyguards had a hard time finding you at the park"

The woman speaking was dressed in red, her heavy make up and graceful demeanor hid her real age perfectly

Anna clenched her fists secretly, she never really knew how to stand up to this woman or look her in the eye, or she could do was keep quiet and let the woman continue speaking

Just too stupid and useless!" The woman said with disdain, the sight of this girl always disgusted her.

Anna silently wheeled away ignoring the woman, she was still mourning her mother, she had no strength to defend herself.

"Madam Clara just please pardon her, you know the young miss has been going through quite alot and...."

"Who gave you the right to speak?!" Madam Clara immediately shut Xiao Xiao up.

Xiao apologized and quickly followed Anna.

After assisting her to her room and putting her on the bed, Xiao Xiao tried comfort Anna

Although Anna was absent minded, she was thinking of her mother, she fist came to this house as a mistress's daughter; apart from the fact that she was not like normal girls, she cared nothing about dresses, hair styling, skin cares.

With average looks the whole family looked down on her but only her mother kept encouraging her to just endure it

despite the bullying and the insults from her sisters and brother, she never once tried to stand up for herself

her mother always advised her to avoid trouble and that was what she did.

Anna was tired of life, she had no one else in this house and she cannot go back to her mother's village because of debt.

All she could do was be silent and endure everything.....but for how long?

Noticing Anna's lack of response, Xiao Xiao decided to change the topic

"Miss Anna"

"hm?"

"Do you know there's an event tomorrow here at the mansion?"

Anna's interest was piqued as she looked at Xiao Xiao

"Oh?, is there?"

Xiao Xiao nodded "The Duan family are coming over to visit"

Anna was slightly surprised, the Duan family was also known as the Major general's family

Mr Duan had achieved so many great feats in war and his sons rule the business empire.

Although the Lus were very influential, it was known that the general didn't like to socialize with business tycoons unless it was for the sake of the army

But her father was not even in the country at the moment, what would bring the entire Duan family here?

"Do you know what they are coming here for?"

Xiao Xiao shook her head "Only madam Clara knows"

Anna nodded and tried to adjust her position.

After placing her head on her pillow she said in a low voice

"It doesn't matter anyways, it's not like I'm part of this family. I couldn't care less" Anna closed her eyes, she wasn't sleepy but she just wanted Xiao to leave, she wanted to be alone, she hated it when others saw her crying.

After covering her properly with a blanket, Xiao Xiao left the room with a sad expression.

She still hoped for the day when her young miss would finally be free from all of her problems.

After hearing the door close, Anna opened her eyes, she didn't feel sleepy, she hadn't felt sleepy since her mother died