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.

alley was a dead end. Joseph had to be in one of

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

private room to another, intentionally slowing down to

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

heard

slow pace, Catherine reached the second-to-last private room, where she caught a familiar voice. Halting in her

crease formed on Catherine’s forehead. Abruptly, she

her, as though nothing

quiet corridor,

smile disappeared quickly, almost like

of the corridor, around the

in the

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

he swiftly anticipated the situation and

Swanns’ second daughter was undeniably extraordinary in

by the unfolding situation, he eagerly

refocusing on

the person following