Chapter 13

Simon’s eyes darted around the room, even more suspicious after his talk with Mai’s father. He willed his voice to remain steady – and it did. “I must have these transferred in a more frequent manner. But they must remain untraceable.”

“Of course, sir.” The voice on the other end of the line assured. There was no visual connection, only audio.

“Thank you.” Simon cut the connection and leaned back, breathing a sigh of relief. “I’ll be in touch.”

This would only work if he wasn’t caught. And if he was – well, he didn’t want to think about the consequences.

“I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how dangerous it would be to discuss with anyone outside this facility the kind of work we do here.”

Simon shook off the chill that shot down his spine and nodded slowly. “Has something happened to give you cause to believe that I’ve done just that?”

Cheung shook his head and Simon carefully kept his face impassive. “Not at all. I’m simply reiterating this to every employee on a case by case basis. You’re my most recent hire, so therefore you were the first on my list.”

“I see.” Simon leaned forward and clasped his hands in front of him. He was playing a dangerous game here and he couldn’t completely trust anything Cheung said to be truth. “Has there been some kind of information leak?” He could see Cheung hesitate and wondered if he should not have asked

“I’m not quite sure. Security is checking into suspicious activities as we speak.”

Simon nodded and mentally recounted every secretive step he’d taken to make sure he’d left no evidence. He hadn’t. He was sure of it. He’d covered his tracks meticulously well.

Simon shook his head and pushed away from his desk. Everything was neat and orderly, just like he preferred it. He brushed a hand through his hair and quickly exited the room, eager to get home to his children. On his way out, he noticed Mai in the doorway. She smiled brightly as he approached.

“Late night?” she asked.

“Was about to ask you the same thin