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.

Joseph had to be in one of these private rooms, with

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

slowing down to use her exceptional hearing and locate Joseph based on

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

had an extraordinary memory. Once she heard

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

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

was no one behind her, as

quiet corridor, a small smile

almost like it was never

of the corridor,

the corner,

never experienced being apprehended. This was the first

he swiftly anticipated the situation

daughter was

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

on the private room she had discovered

the person