"Brother, Sophie promised to take me shopping. Brother, you’ll say yes, right?"

From a distance, Jenson Forrest heard Lillian Forrest’s cheerful voice, and his heart lightened as well.

At the mention of Sophia Shaw’s name, his heart still pounded uncontrollably.

Lillian Forrest had rarely shown such excitement since her vision problems started, so Jenson Forrest couldn’t bring himself to refuse. He just gave her a few gentle reminders.

Lillian Forrest replied, "I know, I know. Sophie is taking me out, so you can rest assured. The whole world could sell me out, but she never would."

Lillian Forrest’s unconditional trust in Sophia Shaw made Jenson Forrest feel ashamed, and he didn’t say anything more.

Sophia Shaw went to the Forrest residence to pick up Lillian Forrest.

Ma Lane also got in the car with them.

The group went to the mall.

Ma Lane was terrified that Lillian Forrest might fall. She wouldn’t let her go here or there, only allowing her to sit on a bench in the mall and wait for Sophia and the others.

Ms. Archer saw this and her heart ached for the girl. "A young girl comes out because she wants to walk around. What’s the difference between being cooped up in a mall and being cooped up at home?"

Sophia Shaw looked at Lillian Forrest.

Although she didn’t say anything, her hands were clasped together, and her vacant eyes looked especially lifeless.

Sophia Shaw handed Bun to Ms. Archer and walked over to Lillian Forrest. "Lil, I’ll take you to try on some clothes."

"That won’t work, she can’t see."

Ma Lane anxiously tried to stop them.

Ms. Archer came over. "Don’t worry, Faye will protect her."

"We two old folks should be the ones sitting here and waiting for them."

After sitting down, Ms. Archer deliberately massaged her legs. "Don’t worry, the mall is perfectly safe. Nothing will happen."

The mall was full of security cameras, and the security was excellent.

Only then did Ma Lane let go, sitting down and starting to chat with Ms. Archer.

Sophia Shaw led Lillian Forrest to a rack of clothes and took her hand. "Feel them. Which type of fabric do you like?"

Lillian Forrest touched them gingerly.

The sensation was completely new to her.

"Faye, this is my first time ever shopping at a mall."

"My brother is very busy and doesn’t have time to bring me. Whenever I need clothes, he just has them sent directly to the house."

"And Ma Lane is always so afraid I’ll fall. She won’t let me go to crowded places. Even when we go for a walk outside, she’s constantly telling me to sit down and not move..."

As the young girl spoke, her lips formed a pout.

Sixteen is an age for being active.

Sophia Shaw had her feel every piece of clothing in the store, describing each item’s style and what it would look like when worn.

Her descriptions were so vivid that Lillian Forrest could immediately imagine how they would look on her.

"I want a qipao in this style."

Sophia Shaw asked the saleswoman to get a qipao suitable for Lillian Forrest, in a crescent white color.

It was slightly loose, not tracing her waistline too closely, yet it perfectly brought out the fresh, youthful aura about Lillian Forrest.

"Your sister has great taste," even the saleswoman praised repeatedly. "It looks so beautiful on the young lady."

Being praised made Lillian Forrest blush shyly.

Hearing the saleswoman call them sisters, she pulled on Sophia Shaw’s arm, insisting on buying a set for her too.

Sophia Shaw bought a set identical to hers.

When the two of them changed into the outfits, they truly looked like sisters.

Lillian Forrest had the saleswoman take a photo of them together. While Sophia Shaw was paying, she secretly sent it to Jenson Forrest.

"Brother, aren’t Faye and I pretty?"

Far away, Jenson Forrest received the photo. His eyes fell on Lillian Forrest, who was smiling like a flower in bloom.

The woman beside her also had a slight smile on her lips, and even the vermilion tear mole at the corner of her eye seemed to carry a hint of a smile, exuding an indescribable gentleness and beauty.

"What are you looking at? So engrossed?"

The question came from someone who had just walked over.

Jenson Forrest turned off his phone screen, stood up, and said, "It’s nothing."

The person had only caught a brief glimpse of the two people in qipaos on the screen before it disappeared, not getting a clear look at their faces.

"By the way, didn’t you say you weren’t optimistic about the aerospace sector? Why the sudden interest in doing business in this field?"

Jenson Forrest stood in the corridor, raising his head to look at a pointed structure erected in the desolate desert in the distance. After a long moment, he put his hands in his pockets and said, as if joking, "Perhaps I just want the chance to one day walk shoulder-to-shoulder with the best in your field."

The person only half-understood and shook their head.

After picking out clothes, Sophia Shaw took Lillian Forrest to pick out jewelry.

She remembered being fifteen and sixteen herself and knew young girls liked these sorts of novelties. She picked out a necklace, a bracelet, and also a pair of earrings for Lillian Forrest.

Lillian Forrest didn’t have pierced ears, so Sophia Shaw chose a clip-on pair for her.

Ma Lane watched from a short distance away.

Seeing that Lillian Forrest was buying qipaos and necklaces on her first trip out, she quickly stepped aside to call Jenson Forrest. "Young Master, that miss has bought so many flashy things for Lil. She’s only sixteen, it’s not good for her to wear these."

Jenson Forrest took off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Ma Lane, whatever Faye buys for Lil, just let them be."

Ma Lane wasn’t very happy about it, but she still replied, "Alright."

After hanging up, she pursed her lips.

’Buying all this for a blind girl. She can’t even see it. What a waste of money!’

In the mall’s coffee shop, a sleazy-looking, red-haired man with a powdered face carried two cups of coffee to Joanna Sherman’s table. He placed one in front of her and held the other one to drink himself.

Joanna Sherman just glanced at it without touching it, and said, "Didn’t you have something important to tell me? Get on with it!"

The man’s surname was Judd. He was a player who often hung out with Justin Hughes and had also attended some of Joanna Sherman’s parties.

The two were acquaintances.

Young Master Judd lazily rested his arms on the chair’s armrests. "Inside info. The higher-ups are planning to pick a person-in-charge from either your side or Lead Aerospace’s to be responsible for your... whatchamacallit... group-buy project."

"Group-Buying Rockets," Joanna Sherman corrected. "I already knew about this. It’s nothing strange."

The higher-ups had already informed her and Vincent Grant about it immediately.

Young Master Judd waved his hand. "There’s more. The person competing against you supposedly has a powerful background. They’ve even gotten the attention of *that* person."

Young Master Judd made a gesture.

A sudden chill ran down Joanna Sherman’s spine as she thought of Sophia Shaw being a daughter-in-law of the Grant Family.

Just because Vincent Grant couldn’t stand her didn’t mean the rest of the Grants couldn’t stand her!

Old Master Grant was a man who could command the wind and summon the rain; he could sway this matter with the utmost ease!

’It must be Sophia Shaw. She must have gone to Old Master Grant.’ 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Joanna Sherman suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Huh, who’s that woman?"

Young Master Judd said, suddenly pointing ahead.

Irritated and annoyed, Joanna Sherman only gave a cold glance.

But with that one glance, her gaze froze.

’What a coincidence. Sophia Shaw is out shopping, too?’

Sophia Shaw was standing in front of a jewelry counter, putting an earring on someone.

A pillar was blocking the other person, so only she was visible.

"Beautiful!"

Young Master Judd’s gaze slid from Sophia Shaw’s face to her chest, her waist, her legs.

Every part of her fulfilled his definition of a perfect goddess.

Young Master Judd’s gaze grew increasingly vulgar.

A dark glint flashed in Joanna Sherman’s eyes. She said coldly, "I’d advise you not to covet that woman. She’s Vincent Grant’s wife."

"Vincent’s wife?" Young Master Judd’s interest dimmed by half.

’Who would dare touch Vincent Grant’s wife?’

But even as he thought this, his desires grew wilder.

’Vincent Grant is such a big shot. To be able to fool around with his woman would be a great honor in life.’