Reporting for Duty

"Take a seat," commanded the 50-year-old MILF with an air of authority. Despite the passing years, her skin retained an enviable flawlessness, untouched by the telltale signs of unnatural interventions like Botox. 

She radiated a youthful glow, deceiving the observer into thinking she was merely in her 30s. Without the aid of my Mind Eye, I would have never discerned her true age, for her outward appearance defied the marks of aging. 

Observing more closely, her black eyes appeared more angular, slanting downward and relatively large, unlike Korean eyes that are almond-shaped, slightly slanted, and much smaller. 

Her name was Hou Xia, a woman of mixed heritage, half South Korean and half Chinese. Initially stationed at the China Branch, she choose to be relocated here due to a lack of opportunities for promotion in her previous branch.