Sophia Shaw pursed her lips.

Her eyes were clear and bright, the beauty mark by her eye seeming to dance. Her classically gentle face was filled with composure.

She spoke, "I have a ticket."

"A ticket? Are you kidding me?" Sharon Sherman looked like she was about to laugh her head off.

Sherry Judd chimed in with a cold snort. "Someone like you thinks you’d have a ticket? Not unless your family is hosting this exhibition!"

"I bet she just snuck in to leech off the publicity! She’ll take a few photos and then brag everywhere that she was invited to the NASA exhibition, acting like she’s such a big deal!"

"So shameless!"

The posse of girls had only gotten a chance to attend because of Sharon Sherman, so naturally, they had to go all out in helping her trample on Sophia Shaw.

The crowd chattered back and forth, giving Sophia Shaw no chance to get a word in.

Sharon Sherman was smugly triumphant.

Sophia Shaw couldn’t be bothered to waste time on these morons. She pulled the ticket from her bag and handed it to the security guard. "Please check this."

"She really has a ticket?"

When the guard saw the ticket in her hand, he shot the crowd an exasperated look.

"Can you all stop making a scene? The lady has a ticket."

He’d been worried he’d made a mistake at work.

Sharon Sherman’s heart skipped a beat. Before the guard could take it, she snatched the ticket from Sophia Shaw’s hand and, with a RIP, tore it to shreds!

"This ticket must be fake! It’s definitely fake!"

"Sophia Shaw, you’re so shameless! How dare you try to fool people with a fake ticket!"

Sharon Sherman genuinely didn’t believe Sophia Shaw could have a ticket!

’She’s digging her own grave, so she can’t blame me!’

Sherry Judd quickly started spilling dirt on Sophia Shaw. "Sir, don’t believe this woman! She has a record!"

"She faked data at her company, trying to fool people with false content. She almost brought complete shame to the company and just got fired. My sister works there, she knows everything!"

"If you don’t get rid of someone like her quickly, are you trying to get your supervisor to see this and fire you?"

The guard grew anxious when he heard them threatening to escalate the situation.

He reached out to grab Sophia Shaw.

Sophia Shaw instinctively took a step back. As she looked up, she saw Justin Hughes and Joanna Sherman by the second-floor railing.

Joanna Sherman was wearing a black, form-fitting ruffled dress that cinched her waist to a handspan, emphasizing her long, slender frame.

Justin Hughes stood beside her like a devoted protector, his eyes filled with disgust as he looked at Sophia Shaw. "What is this trash! Haunting us all day, everywhere we go. Such bad luck!"

Joanna Sherman didn’t say a word, her face displaying the cold aloofness of someone who disdained to associate with mere mortals.

Only after finishing a sip of her drink did she glance at Sophia Shaw, her eyes cold and indifferent.

Sophia Shaw loathed this kind of look from Joanna Sherman the most.

It looked pure and noble, but it was actually insidious.

Countless times, when she was bullied by students from other schools, Joanna Sherman would stand on a high wall, watching from a distance with that very same expression.

Joanna Sherman loved seeing her beaten to the ground, begging for mercy.

But she had always been rebellious, refusing to yield.

The beauty mark by her eye seemed to tremble, glistening like a drop of blood. A stubborn expression once again appeared on her gentle face.

"What’s going on?"

A deep, magnetic male voice broke the brief silence.

Vincent Grant appeared in their line of sight.

The man had a tall, straight posture. He wore a suit the same color as Joanna Sherman’s dress, the black fabric making his skin seem as cool and white as jade, dazzling to the eye.

Standing together, the two of them looked like a perfect, eye-catching pair.

Justin Hughes snorted and shot a resentful look at Sophia Shaw. "What else could it be? Some people spend all their time trying to make trouble for Joanna."

Joanna Sherman averted her gaze and said unhappily, "Don’t drag me into this."

Her expression was detached, as if she had no intention of getting involved in this mess.

"I was just..."

Justin Hughes slammed the brakes on his words after Joanna Sherman shot him a glare, but the look he gave her was full of heartache.

’Joanna always suffers because she’s too forgiving! She lets Sophia Shaw bully her every time!’

Vincent Grant looked down.

His gaze met Sophia Shaw’s.

One didn’t need to see the commotion to know that Sophia Shaw was being ganged up on.

Seeing Vincent Grant looking at her, Sophia Shaw’s eyes brightened slightly.

For reasons she couldn’t explain, she suddenly wanted to see how Vincent Grant would react.

"Let me introduce you to someone."

But Vincent Grant turned his head back and said this to Joanna Sherman.

In front of Sophia Shaw, Joanna Sherman hooked her arm through Vincent Grant’s, and the two walked away.

Sophia Shaw’s heart crashed to the floor with a THUD.

It shattered into pieces.

Even if only because she still held the title of Mrs. Grant, Vincent Grant should have intervened.

But he chose to turn a blind eye!

’So he also thinks I came here to cause trouble for Joanna Sherman.’

To protect Joanna Sherman, he was willing to abandon all decorum!

Her face, drained of all color, was as white as paper. Sophia Shaw gave a bleak smile.

The boy who was once willing to protect her, who told her to find him if anyone bullied her, was completely... dead!

Dead in her heart!

The crowd had thought the same as Sophia Shaw—that even for the sake of the Grant Family’s reputation, he would show some concern for his nominal wife.

When Vincent Grant left, they all breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Sharon Sherman let out a derisive snort. "See that? Vincent will always love my sister!"

Justin Hughes strode down from the second floor and barked at the security guard, "What are you standing there for? Are you going to leave this low-class trash here for people to admire?"

’Vincent is just too lenient with Sophia Shaw, that’s why he lets her provoke Joanna time and time again!’

Justin Hughes decided he was going to teach her a lesson!

"Exactly! What if she disturbs the important guests?" Sherry Judd hastily chimed in.

Sophia Shaw’s eyes hardened. "I’m with Lead Aerospace!"

"Keep bluffing!" Sharon Sherman cut her off. "Does interviewing at Lead Aerospace make you one of their people?"

Sharon Sherman had also heard about Sophia Shaw applying to Lead Aerospace.

"She applied to Lead Aerospace?" Sherry Judd put her hands on her hips, almost choking with laughter. "Her? Are you kidding me? Where does she get the nerve to apply to Lead Aerospace!"

"My sister has a degree from abroad and even she wouldn’t dare apply to Lead Aerospace lightly. Where does a fired employee like her get the guts!"

"With her amateur skills, she wouldn’t even be qualified to take out the trash at Lead Aerospace." Justin Hughes covered his nose as if Sophia Shaw stank, his harsh words spilling out effortlessly.

Samuel Goldman and a few others happened to walk in just then.

Seeing Sophia Shaw surrounded by a crowd, he started to walk over.

Sophia Shaw shook her head at them.

Her current status was not something outsiders should know.

Samuel Goldman stopped in his tracks, but the worry in his eyes didn’t fade.

The few from Lead Aerospace who knew Sophia Shaw’s identity had long since come to see her as a goddess and couldn’t bear to see her suffer the slightest harm.

However, Samuel Goldman also understood Sophia Shaw’s concerns and could only say to the people with him, "Let’s go."

"See that? No one from Lead Aerospace even recognizes you, and you still have the nerve to claim you’re one of them!"

The people from Lead Aerospace all had badges on their chests, making them easy to identify at a glance.

Sharon Sherman pursed her lips, thinking Sophia Shaw was utterly shameless.

’Shameless is good.’

’The more shameless she is, the more people will hate her!’

Justin Hughes had long lost his patience. "Get the manager of this place for me!"

Hearing from the back room that someone was looking for him, the manager hurried out.

"Young Master Hughes."

The NASA exhibition was being held in the hotel.

Justin Hughes was a well-known player, so the manager naturally recognized him.

Justin Hughes jutted his chin toward Sophia Shaw. "This woman snuck in here pretending to be from Lead Aerospace. How should we handle her?"

Sharon Sherman added maliciously, "Who knows what she’s planning to do by impersonating someone from Lead Aerospace! She’s probably a fraud!"

The manager broke out in a cold sweat.

"What audacity, to commit fraud here."

"Quick, take her to the police station immediately!"

"Who dares!"

This time, Sophia Shaw didn’t let anyone get close, her voice sharp and commanding.

Her gentle face showed a rare coldness and hostility that made Justin Hughes flinch.

It was the first time he had ever seen Sophia Shaw angry.