Sister Moss shook her head, dismissing her own idea.

’It was probably the doctor.’

It was wrong to suspect people without reason. Besides, Joanna Sherman had such a cool and aloof demeanor; she didn’t seem like the type of person to do something like that.

Cedric Grant was so attached to her, video-calling her every day and constantly going over to help take care of her child.

She must have been watching too much TV and letting her imagination run wild.

Night slowly fell.

Darkness soon descended.

Not until dawn, when a red sun leaped up from the horizon, did the figure slumped over the computer desk suddenly sit bolt upright.

After a sleepless night of work, Sophia Shaw’s face showed no signs of fatigue. On the contrary, her large eyes were exceptionally bright, sparkling like stars.

She quickly dialed Levin Sawyer’s number. "Levin, our bold hypothesis from before has been verified. It’s feasible!"

Levin Sawyer was still lying in his tent, gazing through the transparent plastic window at the distant, cold-hued sky.

When he realized what she was talking about, he shot up, his eyes filled with disbelief. "Faye, you’re incredible!"

"You actually found a breakthrough for something so difficult and even successfully verified it. Are you a god?"

Sophia Shaw’s eyes also gleamed with excitement from having conquered a major challenge. "I’m no god, just a maniac who loves the rocket business!"

"A maniac is good!"

Without that maniacal drive, how could anyone achieve anything in this field!

"I can just imagine how shocked the world will be when they see our achievement!"

This was the perfect opportunity!

Levin Sawyer had always known that Sophia Shaw’s hidden identity had created enormous difficulties for her work.

This major breakthrough would surely make everyone acknowledge her as the world’s most outstanding and unrivaled rocket legend!

"Faye, this is wonderful."

Levin Sawyer’s eyes silently grew moist, shimmering with unshed tears.

Hiding her identity was initially Old Master Sloan’s idea.

Sophia Shaw was exceptionally gifted, and Old Master Sloan had always suppressed her fame because, from the very beginning, she was being groomed for Cathan.

Once word of her talent got out, she would be locked away forever at NASA.

Or, she would simply disappear.

Someone like Sophia Shaw was both a top-tier talent and a top-tier threat.

No country would be willing to let her exist unless she was under their control.

She had completed so many top-tier research projects, yet in the end, she couldn’t even dare to have her name credited.

Later, when Sophia Shaw returned with him to work independently, they had to keep her identity hidden to protect Lead Aerospace.

She had hidden her identity for so long—for Cathan, for Lead Aerospace.

But never for herself.

Lead Aerospace owed her far too much.

’Silly girl. She had never uttered a single word of complaint, her mind filled with nothing but rockets.’

As long as she could keep building rockets, she was happy, even with nothing else.

The more Levin Sawyer thought about it, the more his heart ached for her.

’This time, I have to give her a grand public ceremony.’

’To repay everything that’s owed to her!’

When Sophia Shaw walked out of the simulation room, she was still in a state of excitement.

If she didn’t have to go back and see Bun, she probably would have rushed back to the company to work around the clock again.

Sophia Shaw looked at her phone as she walked.

She saw that it was flooded with missed calls from Vincent Grant and Cedric Grant.

Vincent Grant had also left a text message saying Cedric Grant’s weak stomach was acting up.

Sophia Shaw glanced at it once, then turned off the screen and hopped in her car.

Just as she sat down, her phone rang.

It was Cedric Grant.

Sophia Shaw really didn’t want to deal with it and hung up.

After a quick visit with Bun, Sophia Shaw hurried to the company.

Cedric Grant was standing by the company’s electronic gate.

His driver, Norton, was with him.

Seeing Sophia Shaw’s car, Cedric Grant strode over.

As he got closer, Sophia Shaw saw that his eyes were red, as if he had been crying.

Sophia Shaw had no intention of getting out of the car, only lowering the window.

"I called you so many times. Why didn’t you answer a single one?" Cedric Grant looked at her through the car window, his lips trembling nonstop. "My stomach hurt so much last night. Dad clearly sent you a message. You knew I was sick, so why didn’t you come home to see me?"

Sophia Shaw watched Cedric Grant calmly, completely unfazed by his string of accusations.

"If your stomach hurts, see a doctor. I’m not a doctor."

"But you’re my mother! Even if you’re mad at me, you can’t just ignore me when I’m sick!" Cedric Grant was overcome with grievance. His lips trembled so much his words were unsteady, and his face was a mask of hurt as large tears streamed down.

"Do you have any idea how upset I was all night, waiting for you all night!"

"How could you be so heartless and ignore your own son!"

Cedric Grant was miserable.

Countless times, he heard a noise at the door and thought his mother had come back.

But every time, it turned out not to be her!

He had waited all night and been disappointed all night.

He had been miserable all night!

"I am indeed your mother, Cedric. But why is it that you only seem to remember that when you’re sick and in pain?" Sophia Shaw asked.

"I don’t..." Cedric Grant felt deeply wronged. "Even when I’m not sick, I’ve always known you’re my mother."

Sophia Shaw smiled.

"The person you video call every day... is that me?"

"The child you help take care of every day... is that my child?"

"Well..."

’Of course not!’

’Neither of them was!’

"But that’s different! I don’t video call you because you always call me."

"I help Auntie Joanna take care of her child because she’s very busy with work."

Cedric Grant argued desperately.

Leah Evans, who had just walked up, heard this and felt like she was about to explode.

She really wanted to retort.

But seeing his sickly, pathetic appearance, she held her tongue.

She didn’t want it to look like she, an adult, was bullying a child at a time like this.

’I just hope Faye doesn’t get soft-hearted and start feeling sorry for this little ingrate again.’

"Haven’t you noticed that I haven’t video-called you in a long time?" Sophia Shaw asked.

Cedric Grant: "..."

He hadn’t really noticed.

When it occasionally crossed his mind, he was too worried about Auntie Joanna and the little sister, and he’d forget about it in the moment!

"Also, your Auntie Joanna is busy with work. Do you think I don’t have a job?"

"N-No, it’s different. Auntie Joanna is busy with the important business of building rockets."

"What a joke. Do you think your mom builds paper boats?" Leah Evans finally couldn’t take it anymore.

’If I had a son this blind, deaf, and ridiculously biased, I’d toss him into the Vestian Ocean to feed the fish!’

"Cedric Grant, don’t you dare say I, an adult, am bullying you! It’s just that what you’re saying is completely unreasonable! Your Auntie Joanna builds rockets, and your mom—no, you should call her Auntie Sophia from now on—also builds rockets."

"Between Zenith and Lead Aerospace, Lead Aerospace is more impressive. And between your Auntie Joanna and your Auntie Sophia, they both hold the position of General Director."

"So on what grounds do you assume your Auntie Sophia has nothing better to do?"

"I... I... I..."

Cedric Grant stammered for a long time but couldn’t come up with a reason. He had just taken it for granted that Auntie Joanna was busier.

In the end, he could only look pleadingly at Sophia Shaw. "Mom."

"Cedric Grant," Sophia Shaw said his name softly. "The reason your stomach is weak is because you’re so busy helping Joanna Sherman with her child every day that you don’t eat properly."

"I reminded you over and over to chew your food slowly, but you didn’t listen. You’re reaping what you sow, so why blame anyone else?"

Cedric Grant’s face instantly turned bright red!

He dug his fingers into the seams of his pants in embarrassment, too ashamed to utter another word.

He had indeed been so eager to impress Auntie Joanna that he’d thrown his mother’s advice to the back of his mind.

He gobbled down his food every day, swallowing his rice without even taking the time to chew.

"Mom..."

He tried to speak again, but the car window in front of him closed, and Sophia Shaw’s car drove past him.

Leaving him behind, like an abandoned puppy.

All alone!