Annabel laughed, “Every royal member has an internal secretary. My parents each have one, I have one, and Aunt Catherine and Aunt Marianna had secretaries before marriage. We thought Grandfather would let your father’s secretary continue working for you, but poor Sir Wolf has been replaced by an unknown young man.”
Wilhelmina felt instinctively disgusted by her cousin’s casual malice, noting that Annabel couldn’t hide her feelings well or simply didn’t care about her country cousin.
“However,” Annabel changed her tone, “I’m interested in him. How about you give him to me?”
Wilhelmina stared at her cousin in shock and immediately refused, “No.”
“Why not?” Annabel huffed, “He will waste his talents with you. What can you do with him? Make him pour milk or tell you bedtime stories?”
“He is my secretary!” Wilhelmina said stubbornly. “Grandfather gave him to me; he is my person.”
“Your person? Ha! Do you even know what ‘your person’ means?” Annabel laughed, throwing her head back.
Wilhelmina felt provoked but remembered her grandfather’s advice: “Don’t let them know what you’re thinking.” She closed her mouth and stopped looking at Annabel.
Annabel snorted contemptuously, “Fine, little beauty. I’ll get him my own way.”
When Hans Borg and the others got out of the car, they saw Wilhelmina next to Annabel with a pale face. “Are you feeling unwell, Miss?” Hans asked caringly.
“Don’t worry, sir,” Annabel smiled, “My little cousin is just not used to the electric land vehicle.”
Chapter 6
Rose Palace was a complex where each adult royal member had an independent palace. Wilhelmina, whose parents had passed away, moved into this small Buckingham Palace early on. It was modeled after the ancient Buckingham Palace but was much smaller.
The small palaces in Rose Palace were named after famous palaces, such as the Emperor’s palace called Worry-Free Palace and the Crown Prince’s residence called Little Versailles. Influenced by her grandfather’s Sparrow Mountain Villa, Wilhelmina had always admired English architectural style, so she loved this beautiful house at first sight. Following the Emperor’s instructions, Prince Adams’ bedroom was preserved, and Wilhelmina lived in the large suite on the second floor of the west wing.
