All Her Secrets

“Great job, boss!”

“Boss, you’re the best in the world!”

Ronin, Catherine’s biggest fan, sat in front of the computer, cheering and watching the surveillance footage of Catherine defeating the gang of thugs. He was completely absorbed in

Suddenly, the feed stopped!

Immediately realizing something was wrong, Ronin tried adjusting the settings, but the screen remained black.

This was a new experience for him. No one had ever found out about his hacking skills before, especially not a basic surveillance system in an entertainment venue.

Ronin’s first thought was that Joseph had discovered their tracking and shut down the surveillance.

Without wasting a moment, he notified Catherine.

Ronin: [Boss, the situation’s changed. The surveillance feed went down. Joseph might be onto us. Need backup?]

After Catherine read the message, she replied briefly with one word: [No.]

Capturing Joseph didn’t push her abilities to the limit. She didn’t think she needed backup or extra help.

be

Even if Joseph could disable the bar’s internal surveillance, it would be very unlikely for him to destroy the cameras

private room to another, intentionally slowing down

amazing hearing skills, trained since she was young. Even if the private rooms were soundproofed, she could still

Once she heard Joseph’s

voice. Halting in her tracks, she subtly moved closer to

on Catherine’s forehead. Abruptly, she halted her steps

her, as though nothing

Catherine fixed her eyes on the quiet corridor, a small

smile disappeared quickly, almost like it was

end of the corridor, around the

stood in the corner, wearing a

others, he had never experienced being apprehended. This was the first instance of such an

situation and concealed

Swanns’ second daughter was undeniably extraordinary

situation, he eagerly anticipated the girl’s remarkable

glanced briefly at him before refocusing on the private room

the person