“The cases you’re handling will be transferred and continued by another team,” the chief bluntly says with an expressionless tone.
With a heavy and pained heart, I raise the paper in front of my chest and read the rest of what the letter says. Hiccups begin slipping from my mouth. My head barely comprehends what’s written on it, all I know is…I am suspended indefinitely due to my negligence in withholding the evidences I’ve gathered only to myself. Nico rotates his chair towards my direction in which the noise it creates amplifies my vexation. So when Nico stands up with his hand reaching for me, I angrily turn my heels around.
“Please, don’t go after me,” I say with a brittle voice.
I walk out of the chief’s office, shutting its door close. The loud thuds of my footsteps battle with th
