Chapter 10

On the first day Emily arrived in Glenside, she immediately headed for her previous workplace—Liberty Legal. As soon as she opened the door, everyone turned to look at her. Those who used to work with her all stared at her in belief. Someone even accidentally knocked over a coffee mug. "Van… Vanessa?" Paul was practically running toward her. His voice trembled as he asked, "Are you really back? After our previous conversation, you never did call me back. I thought I'd dreamed about our call!" Emily smiled at him. Her gaze was calm yet sharp. "It's been three years of silence. Indeed, it's time for me to return." Without giving herself time to ease into things, she took on a tricky case on the same day. It was an international corporate dispute. An international corporation had completed a hostile takeover of a domestic tech company, and assets worth billions of dollars were at stake. The international corporation had hired a top international legal team, so none of the lawyers