Ethan gasped as the hood slipped from the head of his long-time pursuer, revealing that person to be ... No, not a thug hired by the ruthless property developer looking to oust grandad from his shop, nor someone connected to the hackers that had attacked the shamefacebook site. Neither was it his old enemy from the housing estate, Tam Wai-hung, or the jealous Kieran O'Shea. In fact it was none of Ethan's prime suspects.
'Maya!' he exclaimed, in jaw-dropping astonishment.
His girlfriend grinned sheepishly then gestured at the grip he had on her arm. Still stunned, Ethan turned to see a passerby staring at them. He instantly let go.
'You've been following me?' he hissed, aware that the passerby was now pointing them out to a friend.
'How else was I going to find out what you were up to?'
Ethan shook his head in exasperation at her logic.
'Who said ...' he began, before something struck him. 'Hold on ... if you're following me, why were you here before I was?'