Chapter 237: Chapter 237: A Horrible Death

"My mom lost control and drove the car toward them. But even when she was so consumed by hatred that she’d lost her mind, at the very last moment, she still couldn’t bring herself to be ruthless with Chad Jennings."

"And because of that one moment of hesitation, she was the one who was hit by a car and killed!"

"But that scumbag Chad Jennings and Yvonne Sherman twisted the truth, painting my mother as some irredeemable villain!"

Even though she was just a child back then, she could still clearly sense her mother’s flicker of hesitation amidst her towering rage.

To this day, she still felt it was a pointless sacrifice for her mother.

’She should have just run those two scumbags down!’

Brianna Shaw had been so thoroughly slandered by Yvonne Sherman and Chad Jennings that even Jaden Rhodes, who didn’t pay much attention to outside affairs, had heard of it.

Back then, the reason everyone was so sure Sophia Shaw had deliberately tried to sleep her way into Vincent’s bed was not just because of the conflict between her and Joanna Sherman, but also because of Brianna Shaw.

Like mother, like daughter.

Brianna Shaw was so cold and selfish, so the daughter she raised naturally wouldn’t be much better.

Besides, the Shaw Family was on the rise at the time. If they wanted to climb the social ladder, latching onto Vincent Grant was the best way out.

For all these reasons, Sophia Shaw was branded a scheming woman.

Meanwhile, Joanna Sherman constantly painted herself as the victim, claiming her own mother had been hurt by Brianna Shaw and that she herself was being targeted by Sophia Shaw, her words dripping with grievance.

Those who didn’t know the truth naturally grew to despise Sophia Shaw more and more.

Jaden Rhodes pressed his lips together, a trace of guilt coloring his eyes.

Even he had thought Sophia Shaw’s actions were partly aimed at Joanna Sherman.

It was only because he had personally witnessed Joanna Sherman bullying her that he had a bit more understanding and didn’t despise her as much as others did.

After a long moment, Jaden Rhodes finally said, "I’ll tell Vincent Grant the truth."

Anger and sorrow still lingered in Sophia Shaw’s eyes, but her lips merely twitched into a faint smirk.

"In Vincent Grant’s mind, only Joanna Sherman’s words are the truth. Anything I say is just another lie to him."

"If you don’t want to get dragged into this, Brother Jaden, you don’t have to say anything!"

Jaden Rhodes let out a low sigh.

He could feel that Sophia Shaw had truly let go.

’Ah, Vincent Grant... in the end, you’ve lost the one person who loved you most.’

"Brother Jaden, I have to get to work," Sophia Shaw said, glancing at her watch.

Jaden Rhodes nodded silently.

As Sophia Shaw was getting into her car, he suddenly called out, "Faye, I believe you."

Sophia Shaw’s hand, resting on the car door handle, froze.

Her eyes welled up.

"Thank you, Brother Jaden."

Sophia Shaw wasn’t going to the base today. Instead, she would be completing important work at the Zenith headquarters.

The headquarters was located inside Grant Tower.

Security was extremely tight. It was equipped with a fingerprint scanning system, and no one was allowed in unless they were authorized.

And in the entire Grant Group, the only authorized personnel who could enter were a select few, including Vincent Grant and Joanna Sherman.

Actually, people from the publicity department were also allowed in, but Joanna Sherman had singled her out in front of Vincent Grant and forbidden her from entering.

Vincent Grant had only glanced at her before tacitly approving Joanna Sherman’s decision.

Whispers erupted all around, everyone suspecting she had done something to betray the company.

The way they looked at her was as if they were looking at a real thief.

Vincent Grant couldn’t have been unaware that Joanna Sherman was using her position for a personal vendetta, yet he allowed her to belittle and humiliate Sophia in this way.

Sophia Shaw still remembered how her eyes had turned red with sorrow, how she had bitten her lip to keep the tears from falling.

Afterward, she had watched countless times as Vincent Grant and Joanna Sherman walked in side by side, and she had even naively fantasized that one day, she would be the one walking in beside him.

Now that she finally had the right to enter, her heart was already ice-cold.

’I was so foolish back then. Vincent Grant treated me like that, yet I still thought we had a future together.’

’I was even happy about building Zenith, so excited about being able to help him that I couldn’t sleep at night.’

She had truly believed that the establishment of Zenith would be the turning point in her relationship with Vincent Grant.

She had waited six years for that tiny sliver of hope and cherished it more than anyone.

That’s why she had recommended herself nine times, like a moth drawn to a flame.

Sophia Shaw reflected for a moment. She had always thought her past hysteria, grief, and despair were long gone. Only now, returning to this place, did she realize it had all just formed a scar in her heart.

If she picked at it, it would still hurt terribly.

Composing herself, she stepped inside.

Mira Quinn came out from another door and called out when she saw her,

"Sophia Shaw!"

She blocked Sophia Shaw’s path, her eyes red and puffy. "Sophia Shaw, can’t you just give Levin Sawyer to me!"

Sophia Shaw took a step back, smelling the alcohol on her breath. Her brow furrowed. "Mira Quinn, if you’ve had too much to drink, go home and sleep it off. This is the office, not a place for you to cause a scene."

Mira Quinn wouldn’t listen. "I’ll only leave after you promise to give Levin Sawyer to me!"

Her words were utterly ridiculous.

Sophia Shaw raised her hand to call security.

Mira Quinn’s gaze tightened. "I saw everything! You told someone else that Levin Sawyer is your husband!"

She had gone to see a friend yesterday, and that friend happened to live in the same residential complex as Sophia Shaw.

As Mira Quinn was passing by, she happened to overhear the conversation between Sophia Shaw and that older woman.

Sophia Shaw’s silence was because she was afraid of making things worse by trying to explain.

But in Mira’s eyes, it was an admission of guilt!

Sad and furious, she had later run to Levin Sawyer’s home, taken off her clothes, and tried to offer herself to him.

Levin Sawyer had thrown her out.

Mira Quinn had been miserable about it all night.

She couldn’t understand.

’I’m young, beautiful, and I’ve never been married. How could I lose to Sophia Shaw, a woman who’s already had two children?’

’Other than being able to build rockets, Sophia Shaw isn’t better than me in any way.’

’Being able to build rockets isn’t exactly an advantage when it comes to being a wife.’

Mira Quinn was obsessed with Levin Sawyer to the point of delusion. After thinking it over and over, she concluded that Sophia Shaw must have used some trick to seduce him.

That was why she had come looking for trouble after drinking.

"You’re already married to Vincent Grant, so why are you still clinging to Levin Sawyer!"

"As long as you promise to give Levin Sawyer to me, I guarantee I won’t tell Vincent Grant about you two!"

She thought that by saying this, she would at least make Sophia Shaw panic.

But after waiting for a long time, Sophia Shaw’s expression remained cold, not even a flicker of change in her eyes.

’There was nothing between her and Levin Sawyer to begin with.’

’And even if there was, it had nothing to do with Vincent Grant.’

Mira Quinn didn’t know this. When she saw that Sophia Shaw still wouldn’t yield after all this time, she grew so angry her eyes practically bulged. "Sophia Shaw, you really won’t give up until you’re at death’s door, will you? Just you wait, I’m going to find Vincent Grant and report you right now!"

"Go ahead," Sophia Shaw said flatly. "While you’re at it, why don’t you also mention how you drugged me six years ago and sent me to Vincent Grant’s room?"

After saying her piece, Sophia Shaw gestured behind Mira Quinn with her chin and started to walk away.

Mira Quinn called out "Hey!" a few times but couldn’t stop her. Just as she was about to stomp her feet in frustration, she suddenly felt a shadow fall over her.

Her body instinctively broke out in a cold shiver!

She slowly turned her head and saw Vincent Grant standing behind her.

"Vin..."

Seeing the gloom in Vincent Grant’s eyes, Mira Quinn’s face turned ashen!

「Ten minutes later.」

"Speak!"

The refined man sat on the sofa, his closed eyes hiding an endless rage that seemed ready to erupt at any moment and obliterate everyone around him!

Mira Quinn was crumpled on the floor, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.

She had always known what Vincent Grant was capable of.

He was ruthless and merciless in his actions; offending him was a surefire way to meet a horrible end.

That single word was enough to make large beads of sweat roll down Mira Quinn’s face.

But she didn’t dare tell the truth.

’If I tell the truth, I’ll definitely die without a proper burial!’