"My boss sir."

Her answer infuriated Noah. 

"Will you speak up and say something sensible or I slap sense into your thick skull this evening."

"Mr. Dan."

"Call your colleague.Tell her to come here right now."

"I don't have any colleagues here," she denied. 

The rule of the game was that success was a shared value while failure was a personal thing. If you got caught in carrying out your task, it was secrecy at all costs. She only exposed her boss to ...