"If the Shaw Family really has connections more powerful than Vincent Grant, then we’re in trouble!"

"The Sherman Family was suppressed by the Shaw Family for over a decade. We only just managed to turn things around!"

How could Yvonne Sherman not know how important this was?

She didn’t want to be suppressed by the Shaw Family again either.

Her crimson-nailed finger tapped on her phone a few times. "Joanna, Sophia Shaw’s grandmother is really in a VIP suite on the sixth floor. Hurry up and find out who’s secretly helping her!"

Joanna Sherman paused for a moment when she heard Yvonne Sherman’s words.

But she quickly followed it with a cold smirk. "Mom, can you please not make a fuss over irrelevant people and waste my time?"

"Have you forgotten who the Grants are? She’s still Mrs. Grant. It’s not surprising that she could get a room like that through her connection to the Grant Family."

After Joanna Sherman’s reminder, Bella Sherman also came to her senses.

’How could I have forgotten?’

I heard the old patriarch of the Grant Family got another promotion. His position is incredible; arranging a small hospital room would be a trivial matter for him.

As long as it was just through the Grant Family’s connections, she was relieved.

Yvonne Sherman scoffed dismissively. "Let her be smug. It’s not like she can keep it up for much longer. Vincent Grant’s heart is completely with you now. Her title as Mrs. Grant will be stripped away sooner or later."

"Alright, I’m hanging up," Joanna Sherman said coolly.

After hearing Yvonne Sherman’s explanation, Patricia Holloway also let out a long sigh of relief. "Our Joanna is still the sharpest one, figuring things out so clearly. I was just worried to death."

"But you need to remind Joanna to keep a tight leash on Vincent Grant. Don’t give that Sophia Shaw another chance."

Yvonne Sherman snorted coldly. "Her? Just a housewife whose own son doesn’t even like her. What does she have to compete with my Joanna?"

’My, Yvonne Sherman’s, daughter is a priceless pearl. Men should be the ones revolving around her!’

...

Grandma only stayed one night before insisting on going home.

Sophia Shaw couldn’t convince her otherwise, so she had no choice but to agree.

Yancy Shaw had been especially busy lately and was in meetings all of last night.

Not wanting to burden him, Sophia Shaw took her grandmother home herself.

June Evans was there too.

The group stood on the stretch of road the Shermans had dug up the day before.

The road had been filled in and repaired, leaving not the slightest trace of what had happened.

"Mom, it’s all thanks to Faye this time. She scared those people off with just a few words. They won’t dare come looking for trouble with us again!"

June Evans was animated, praising Sophia Shaw nonstop.

Grandma patted Sophia Shaw’s hand, her kind face filled with pride. "Our Faye has always been impressive, even as a little girl!"

But Sophia Shaw couldn’t bring herself to be happy.

Even though she had stopped the Shermans yesterday, they still lived here.

Even if they said nothing, just seeing them coming and going was painful enough.

Besides, the Shermans were so vicious, how could they not cause trouble? If they didn’t dare to dig up the road or cut down trees, they would just find other ways to harm her family.

’If only I were a little stronger.’

Grandma saw through her thoughts and said lovingly, "Faye, Grandma is old now. My legs aren’t what they used to be, and I like just walking around the yard. You don’t have to worry."

"Grandma..."

Sophia Shaw’s nose tingled, and she felt tears welling up.

’It’s not because her legs are weak that Grandma confines herself to the yard, is it?’

She just didn’t want to provoke the Shermans again and cause trouble for her.

This huge villa complex, this vast expanse of land, yet because of Vincent Grant’s indulgence, Yvonne Sherman’s revenge, and Joanna Sherman’s insidious nature, the old woman was confined to a tiny space.

’I’m so useless!’

...

Cedric Grant had been sulking all day.

To be precise, he’d been unhappy since he got back last night.

Cedric Grant looked at Vincent Grant sitting beside him. "Dad, why didn’t you arrange the same kind of hospital room for Great-Grandma Sherman as you did for Great-Grandma?"

Vincent Grant, who had been looking down at his emails, turned his head to look at his son.

Cedric Grant had perfectly inherited his father’s best features—sharp brows, bright eyes, and a handsome little face. Sitting perfectly upright, he looked just like a little royal prince.

Cedric Grant not only resembled him in appearance and demeanor, but he was also extremely strong in character and intellect.

Vincent Grant had always been very pleased with his son.

"Great-Grandma was hospitalized too?"

Vincent Grant then recalled running into Sophia Shaw at the hospital yesterday. ’Was she there to see Old Mrs. Shaw?’

This wasn’t the point Cedric Grant wanted to make, but hearing Vincent Grant’s question, he nodded anyway.

"They said only the families of top-tier people are qualified to stay where Great-Grandma is staying. Since you could get her in there, Dad, why didn’t you get Great-Grandma Sherman in there too?"

"Auntie Joanna can launch rockets, doesn’t that make her a top-tier person?"

"Auntie Joanna is a top-tier person," Vincent Grant said, patting Cedric Grant’s head. "But I wasn’t the one who arranged for Great-Grandma to be in that suite."

"Your mother probably used her connections through Grandpa."

The Grant Family was a powerhouse in the military and government. Ever since he went into business, to avoid any suspicion of impropriety, he had not only left the family’s social circles to settle in this city but also stopped using any of the Grant Family’s connections.

Hearing Vincent Grant say this, the sense of injustice in Cedric Grant’s heart lessened slightly.

But he became less satisfied with Sophia Shaw.

’Mom is always so thoughtless. She knows Grandpa and Great-Grandpa have extraordinary statuses, and that Dad has tried his best to avoid any association with them since he started his business. Yet she went and used those connections for her own selfish reasons to get Great-Grandma into that suite!’

’Sigh, if this goes on, she’ll drag down Grandpa and Great-Grandpa sooner or later.’

Sophia Shaw never expected to get a call from Vincent Grant.

She looked up at the sky, suspecting the sun had risen in the west.

"What is it?"

The cool, detached voice on the other end of the line sounded so unfamiliar that Vincent Grant thought it was the wrong person.

"Hello, I’m looking for Sophia Shaw."

Sophia Shaw sneered. "This is she."

Vincent Grant: "..."

In his memory, Sophia Shaw’s voice had always been warm and soft whenever she spoke to him, with a hint of a fawning tone.

It had never been this cold, nor this brief.

She used to always start by asking if he had eaten or if he was dressed warmly enough. As long as he didn’t stop her, she could go on with her caring questions indefinitely.

Still, he asked, "How did Grandma’s check-up go yesterday?"

Sophia Shaw’s smile grew even colder.

’After taking such meticulous care of Joanna Sherman’s grandmother, he finally remembered mine?’

"Heart disease, high blood pressure. Thanks for asking."

Sophia Shaw suppressed the chill in her heart and spoke politely.

She and Vincent Grant were about to get a divorce. Even if he didn’t care about her grandmother, she couldn’t say anything about it.

Sophia Shaw’s politeness made Vincent Grant uncomfortable.

Hearing her list common ailments for the elderly, he didn’t think much of it and said, "It’s what I should do."

BEEP—

Sophia Shaw had wanted to ask him when they could go file the paperwork, but Vincent Grant had already hung up.

In the past, whenever Vincent Grant did this, she would be upset for a long time.

Now, however, she felt nothing at all.

Sophia Shaw put her phone away and started to work.

She would be starting at the company soon; she had to be even more prepared.

Within a few seconds, Sophia Shaw was immersed in her work, so busy that she forgot everything around her.

By the time she finished and looked up, the sun was already setting in the west.

Sophia Shaw stretched, and a call came in from June Evans.

"What’s Vincent Grant’s deal? He suddenly had his assistant send over several boxes of nutritional supplements."

"Our Shaw Family isn’t lacking these things. I’ll have the servants throw them out right now!"

June Evans absolutely loathed that scumbag now.

"There’s no need." Sophia Shaw couldn’t be bothered to argue. "They’re for Grandma. Let’s just accept them."

’Considering how good Grandma was to him, he at least owes her these gifts.’

’Besides, it was the Shermans he dotes on who made Grandma sick with anger.’

After ending the call with June Evans, Sophia Shaw walked out of the room.

The servants had the day off, so she simply told Ms. Archer not to cook, and the three of them went out to eat.

"This restaurant looks pretty nice!"

Ms. Archer, holding Bun, strode toward the entrance of a very high-end-looking restaurant.

Sophia Shaw followed her.

"Sophia Shaw, are you shameless or what!"

Before she could even go in, she was blocked by someone coming out.

"You knew Vincent and Joanna were eating here, so you came to make trouble?"