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.

dead end. Joseph had to be in one of these

had put cameras at all the exits. Even if Joseph could disable the bar’s internal surveillance, it would be very unlikely for him to

from one private room to another, intentionally slowing down to use her exceptional hearing and locate Joseph based

she was young. Even if the private rooms were soundproofed, she could still hear any

Catherine had an extraordinary memory. Once she heard Joseph’s voice, she could remember it with remarkable

she caught a familiar voice. Halting in her tracks, she subtly moved closer to the private

forehead. Abruptly,

no one behind her, as though

fixed her eyes on the quiet corridor, a small smile appearing in her sharp

disappeared quickly, almost like

other end of the corridor, around

the corner, wearing

of engaging with others, he had never experienced being apprehended. This was

swiftly anticipated the situation and

Swanns’ second daughter was undeniably extraordinary

by the unfolding situation, he eagerly anticipated the girl’s remarkable

refocusing on

the person following