Red Phoenix
“‘Come in.’ Leo came in, holding a piece of paper, his face rigid with emotion. He sat down across my desk from me. ‘What’s the matter?’ He dropped the piece of paper in front of me. United States Internal Revenue. I turned it around so that I could read it, then glanced sharply at Leo.
‘Hasn’t Jade been handling this?’ ‘Apparently she screwed up,’ Leo said miserably. ‘Look at it, Emma.’ Leo was overdue with his taxes. Seriously overdue. US citizens had to pay taxes to the United States on any o...verseas earnings.
‘Why are you coming to me?’ ‘Jade’s not around anywhere. Mr Chen is teaching.’ Leo sounded desperate. ‘I got a subpoena. They want me back in the States. I am in serious trouble. What am I going to do?’ ‘Wait,’ I said, and pressed the intercom button.
‘Yes, my Lady?’ ‘Get me the Golden Boy, please, Gamma.’ ‘He’s on his way, ma’am.’ Gold came in and sat with us.
‘Look at this,’ I said, and slid the paper across the desk.MoreLess
‘Hasn’t Jade been handling this?’ ‘Apparently she screwed up,’ Leo said miserably. ‘Look at it, Emma.’ Leo was overdue with his taxes. Seriously overdue. US citizens had to pay taxes to the United States on any o...verseas earnings.
‘Why are you coming to me?’ ‘Jade’s not around anywhere. Mr Chen is teaching.’ Leo sounded desperate. ‘I got a subpoena. They want me back in the States. I am in serious trouble. What am I going to do?’ ‘Wait,’ I said, and pressed the intercom button.
‘Yes, my Lady?’ ‘Get me the Golden Boy, please, Gamma.’ ‘He’s on his way, ma’am.’ Gold came in and sat with us.
‘Look at this,’ I said, and slid the paper across the desk.MoreLess
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