You may have to give back some of the gains you made recently. Nobody's saying that you came by them illegitimately. Everything looks straightforward and above board as far as you're concerned. The problem is with the people who bestowed them on you. Maybe they double-dipped, cooked the books, or made promises they shouldn't have. These sorts of things are known to happen when Mercury turns retrograde in the zodiac sign of Scorpio. Its subsequent square to Mars on October 30th shows that the hand that gave will now be taking away. Be transparent and cooperative, and you could get something for your troubles after all.