18Simon Kilmer banged the file on his desk and took off his glasses with a gesture of vexation, looking at Loreley from the bottom up.
The boss seemed really angry this time, but she refused to look away and waited silently for his fury to be spent.
"I repent at having put my trust in you. All those nice words and then you let Jason Sparks pull the rug from under your feet. If you are not able put forward a good defence in a murder trial, then you’d better get back to dealing with cheap crooks! I have one here just right for you," he concluded, pointing to the file in front of him.
She shook her head.
"I'm not giving you a choice. This is an order! You will give up the Wallace case and Ethan will handle it; we’ll find a plausible excuse for the replacement."
Loreley had heard enough.
