White A4 sheets were scattered all over the floor, one stuck to Daniel's chest, and he didn't even dare reach up to pull it off.
"Suspension for self-investigation?" Harold's voice was kept very low. "Who approved this? Who gave you the authority to suspend a senior litigation attorney who just secured a sixty-million-dollar advisory contract for the firm?"
Vivian trembled, shrinking back behind Daniel, and stammered. "Mr. Gomez, this is in accordance with the latest compliance code from headquarters... There really are issues with Victoria's accounts..."
"Shut up!" Harold slammed his hand on the table, the sharp noise cutting Vivian off mid-sentence. "Headquarters sent you to Los Angeles to do compliance work, not to act as an executioner settling petty scores! Do you have any idea wha
