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

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

private room to another, intentionally slowing down to use her exceptional

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

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

familiar voice. Halting in her tracks, she

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

behind her, as

her eyes on the quiet corridor, a

quickly, almost

other end of

stood in the corner, wearing

had never experienced being apprehended.

anticipated the situation and concealed himself in

Swanns’ second daughter was undeniably extraordinary in

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

on the private room

disregarded the person