Chapter 2

Emily paused halfway through folding her clothes. After a moment, she continued with the task on hand. "Just putting away these clothes." After getting married, Victor often saw Emily folding clothes. Thinking that she was doing house chores again, he didn't think much of it. He got out of bed to wash up. Once she finished putting away the remaining clothes, she put the box back in its original place. Suddenly, Emily heard the doorbell ring. She had no idea who was at the door so early. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Amelia standing outside, smiling gently. She wore a white dress, and she looked elegant. "Oh… You must be Victor's wife, right? Nice to meet you. I'm his old friend, Amelia Foster. May I know if he's home?" Emily stared at Amelia for a moment before nodding. She stepped aside for Amelia to enter. Victor happened to walk out of the bathroom at the same time. His expression flickered at the sight of Amelia. Clearly, his gaze was filled with joy, yet his voice sounded cool as usual. "What brings you here?" Amelia looked down and took a document from her bag. "Victor, you know why I'm back here. I've made up my mind to file for a divorce, but my case is slightly tricky to handle. No lawyer wants to take my case. Could you help me?" Before Amelia even finished speaking, Victor was already reaching for the file. "Sure thing." With that, he gave a call to the partner at his law firm. He requested to transfer all the cases he was working on to other lawyers. He was determined to focus solely on Amelia's divorce case. Victor's partner was extremely shocked. "Victor, our law firm specializes in criminal cases. Why… Why did you suddenly take on a divorce case? "Based on what you described, your client can't provide any compelling evidence to prove that her relationship with her husband has completely fallen apart. The court will most likely reject the request for divorce. "I suggest you ask your client to contact a civil attorney. Civil attorneys specialize in this line of work, so they're more suited to handle divorce cases. "I also have something unpleasant to add on. There's no need to ruin your perfect record for a case you'd most likely lose. That will lower your value as a lawyer." Although the partner sounded like he was giving sound advice to Victor, it was clear that he valued success and reputation. The call was on speaker the entire time so Amelia could understand the situation. After hearing the conversation, she was slightly panicked. "Let's forget about it. I'll get another lawyer—" Before Amelia even finished speaking, Victor declared decisively, "No need. I'll be fully responsible for this case. Just focus on your tour, and don't overthink things." Emily, who was watering the plants on the balcony, had witnessed everything and heard the entire conversation. From her experience in taking on more than a thousand divorce cases, Amelia had an 80% chance of losing her lawsuit. For one, Victor never took on divorce cases, so he had zero experience. No matter how talented he was, he still had to have a good understanding of the related law. That would take up a lot of his time. Moreover, it was an international divorce case involving the complicated laws of many states in Amozia. Regardless of how brilliant Victor was, it would be extremely challenging to win the case. In the past, the composed and pragmatic him would never have taken on such a tough case that was bound to lose. Victor probably agreed so quickly because the one seeking a divorce was Amelia. He still couldn't let go of her, his first love. Emily looked away. Throughout the next week, Victor really did hand off all his cases. He spent all his time in his study at home, going through legislations and case files. He never even took a break. As for Amelia, she dropped by every day with the excuse that she wanted to check on the case's progress. Since Victor understood Amelia's preferences well, he often prepared coffee for her before she even arrived. When she brought flowers to thank him for his hard work, he took the time to arrange them in a vase and water them. He even changed the light in his study the same night, after Amelia casually mentioned how dim it was. In the past, Victor never cared whether Emily liked tea or coffee. He also never paid attention to the flowers planted in the garden, whether the room lights were working, or if the drains at home were clogged up. Only when Amelia was around did he seem to shed his untouchable demeanor as a talented lawyer and become more approachable. In fact, Emily had never seen that side of Victor before. He seemed so familiar, yet so unrecognizable. She chuckled self-mockingly but did not say a word. She quietly got rid of the clutter she had no intention of bringing along with her. After tossing the last box of clothes, Emily returned home, where she heard Victor talking on the phone. "Victor, I'm really not an expert at divorce cases. Why don't you ask your old rival, Vanessa Green? She has quite the experience and probably took on thousands, or at least hundreds of divorce cases. "She won all of those cases too. She also has experience with international divorce cases. If you seek her out, I'm sure she'll give you some effective suggestions." After hearing his friend's suggestion, Victor pondered over it for a long time. Perhaps he was too eager to help Amelia divorce successfully, he actually hired someone to look into ways to contact Vanessa. Once Victor got the number, he made the call immediately.