[Shen Xia] Britannia Rose

In the early morning in London, there is a layer of smoky rain and fog, and the visibility is not high. This kind of weather is one of the things Isabella hates the most.Rain and snow can be blocked by an umbrella, but this kind of rain and fog that seems to envelop people in all directions can't prevent your clothes from getting wet with water vapor no matter whether you wear an umbrella or a raincoat.Sometimes when I take a walk outside, my hair and clothes are covered with tiny raindrops, which makes my mood feel damp like being drenched in rain.

Isabella held a cup of hot Earl Gray tea and sipped it. She swiped Twitter with one hand, and the video was showing a step-by-step tutorial on martial arts.

Except for the huge Buckingham Palace, which is open to the public, there is an endless stream of tourists. In the inner palace where no one is allowed to enter, only Isabella, a member of the royal family, lives here, and everyone else is on vacation in the country.

This feeling is very free. Isabella has asked the royal chef to make grilled chicken burgers and apple pies for three consecutive days. These things are considered unhealthy by the royal family, so Isabella seldom eats them. People brought too much pleasure, and Isabella comforted herself, anyway, she was going to Whitehall to learn some martial arts in the afternoon, which would take a lot of energy, so why not eat more now.

Like every 16-year-old child, Isabella is crazy about all kinds of deep-fried things. Maybe she has to sit at the long table seriously most of the time to enjoy fresh fish caught from distant seas, or A refined diet of organic produce from her father's farm kept her portions small.Chefs in England are capable of turning all high-end ingredients into dark dishes, even royal chefs are no exception.

After lunch, Isabella changed into a sweater and overalls that were easy to move around. The legs of the trousers were all tucked into the boots. She tied up her long blond curly hair with a headband. Now she looks very chic.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, a small black car stopped silently at the intersection, Isabella got into the car in a low-key manner, and it drove slowly towards Downing Street.

The formally dressed gentlemen who came in and out of the Whitehall gate each carried a briefcase. Most of them were in their 30s and above, and most of them were in their 50s and [-]s. While waiting for the guards at the gate to verify Isabella's identity, she was already bored. Four government officials were inferred to be having affairs, one of whom had more than one lover.

"You are looking for Mr. Holmes. An appointment has been approved. Please come in. Enter the door and turn left to the second office."

Isabella nodded reservedly.She walked quickly into the Whitehall.Politicians coming and going will be somewhat surprised by the young girl who appeared here. Some of them looked at her curiously, while more people looked at her calmly and guessed that she was the illegitimate daughter of some high-ranking official. Or a lover.

Isabella knocked on the closed door.

"Hello, Mr. Holmes has a short meeting, and it will be over in about 10 minutes." The person who opened the door seemed to be McCoff's secretary. Can't hide the dark circles under her eyes.She was wearing a standard black dress, which was cheap enough to accentuate her slim waist and long legs.

"It's okay, I can wait for him." Isabella smiled, ignored the female secretary, and walked into McCoff's office.

The decoration of this office does not match McCoff's taste, the conservative and simple style will not reveal too much personal preference.Isabella looked at the books on the bookshelf beside her. They were still the same old ones, all of which were classic philosophical books available on the market.

Isabella did not read any valuable information from this office, and it could be seen that it was carefully designed by McCoff, and it is more likely that he did not touch the decoration in this room at all.

Isabella, who suddenly felt extremely bored, had no choice but to look at the female secretary at the side.The slightly youthful demeanor and the stiff smile under Isabella's undisguised gaze all revealed that the female secretary was not very professional.

The work does not exceed one month, it should only be during the internship period.And there is no previous experience of the same kind of work.If she were Mycroft, she would definitely scold the introducer who recommended her to work.

There were faint purple bruises on the arm covered by the female secretary's dress, and the cover on her forehead was so thick that it was a little lumpy.Combined with her sterling silver earrings engraved with "LOVE" and the honey pink nail polish that faded on her fingertips, Isabella added a definition to her in her heart: suffering domestic violence from her boyfriend.

Just when the female secretary could bear it no longer, Mycroft finally came back from the meeting. He nodded to Isabella, and took the document bag from the short-haired woman behind him.Said coldly: "You both go out."

"Yes, sir." The two bowed their heads and stepped back quickly, then turned around and closed the door.

Isabella looked at the short-haired woman with interest. No surprise, that person was also a secretary.She asked casually, "Is it the newcomer assessment period?"

Mycroft classified the documents and gave an affirmative answer.

"Two secretaries..." Isabella laughed lightly, as if she had found an interesting toy.

"Any questions?" McCaw asked.

Isabella shook her head and said, "No. I'm just curious. Did you recruit them yourself?"

"No, it was someone else's recommendation." Mycroft sat behind the desk, with a meaningful smile on his lips, "They will end the assessment period in two days, who do you think I should let stay ?”

Isabella licked her teeth, tilted her head and asked, "Can't I choose both?"

"I have to choose one."

"One is an idiot beauty with a beautiful body, a hot body and a poor family background. Her professional ability is terrible. I guess she doesn't understand what a secretary does at all. She may be more able to serve you than to take care of your work. Your private life. What's more, she has a boyfriend with serious violent tendencies, and she has injuries on her body, which can arouse men's desire to protect." Isabella said without any scruples, and McCoff had no offense Annoyed, his eyes were calm, and he motioned for her to continue, "Another female secretary has short hair and capable, and the skirt suit on the upper body is exquisitely crafted, without fancy brand LOGO, indicating that it is a relatively high-end private order. Her makeup, posture, and even It's easy and unhurried in the pace, like a natural fit for this line of work."

"So your recommendation is the latter?" Mycroft asked indifferently.

"No, it's the former." Isabella showed a smug smile, "The second female secretary is too perfect, she is like a standardized secretary tailored for you, without a single mistake, everything about her can be deduced Such a person is so perfect that it is scary. If it were you, would you choose a woman who has a clear purpose and only wants to climb into your bed or a woman who can't see through her and doesn't know her ambitions ?”

Mycroft raised his eyebrows, he smiled happily, and then said: "I agree with you. I am not sensitive to the latter, but I am even more impatient with idiots like the former."

Isabella blinked.

"So my choice is to let the two of them go back and forth." Mycroft said calmly.

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