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.

to be in one of these private

all the exits. Even if Joseph could disable the bar’s internal surveillance, it would

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

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

an extraordinary memory. Once she heard Joseph’s voice, she

second-to-last private room, where she caught a familiar voice.

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

her, as

on the quiet corridor, a

smile disappeared quickly, almost

the other end of the corridor, around

in the corner, wearing

his years of engaging with others, he had never experienced being apprehended. This was the first instance

he swiftly anticipated the situation and concealed himself in

Swanns’ second daughter was

he eagerly anticipated the girl’s

refocusing on the private room she had discovered

disregarded the person