But Katrin Ivanova, 33, struggled to get hold of him to see if he was OK — not realising he had been with his lover until he was collared for spying 18 months later.
Lab assistant Ivanova, from Harrow, North West London, told the court: “When I asked about his health, I was being told I was pressuring him.
She claimed the first she heard of his affair with beautician Vanya Gaberova, 30, was when the pair were found naked in bed together by police who came to arrest him.
Bizer Dzhambazov, 43, told his girlfriend that he was returning to his native Bulgaria for treatment.
“A relationship with me and a relationship with another woman - a parallel relationship that was going on for over 18 months.”.
