Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Vincent Grant’s Ruthlessness, Also Getting Even for Joanna Sherman

For the next while, Sophia Shaw was working nonstop again.

Aside from tutoring Lillian Forrest, she spent almost all her time on work.

Sometimes, when she was too busy, she’d have her driver bring Lillian Forrest to the office for their tutoring sessions.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Sophia had just pulled an all-nighter, only to face a long, high-intensity meeting.

Even without a wink of sleep, Sophia Shaw was still radiant and full of energy.

Over this period, everyone had witnessed her capabilities and her life-or-death work ethic. Even though she was leading a team of prodigies, they all admired her to the point of prostration.

When she took the stage, everyone unconsciously tensed up.

There was always someone better, and for this group, Sophia Shaw was the peak they could not surpass.

After the meeting, everyone spontaneously stood up and let her exit first.

"After you, Sister Sophie."

Even those a full twelve years her senior all called her Sister Sophie.

It wasn’t for any other reason than that her abilities earned her the right to be called "Sister."

Only after they left the conference room did they dare to joke with her.

And still, every other word was "Sister Sophie."

"Ms. Shaw!"

Leah Evans came running from the other end of the hall, a panicked look on her face when she saw Sophia.

She pulled her aside before saying, "My sister said her husband is suddenly going to race cars. What do we do?"

"Race cars?"

Sophia was completely baffled.

Her uncle, Yancy Shaw, had indeed been bold and daring in his youth and had even raced cars for a while.

But ever since her mother passed away, he had settled down, devoting himself wholeheartedly to managing the company. He hadn’t touched a race car in over a decade.

’Why would he suddenly want to race?’

Yancy Shaw was nearly forty, long past the golden age for racing. Now that he had Chloe, and with their grandmother getting older, it was even more unlikely that he would go racing.

"Are you sure you didn’t mishear?"

"I’m sure." Leah wished she had misheard, too.

"My sister told me herself. She said it’s the kind where they sign a death waiver!"

Leah was so anxious she stomped her foot, her eyes turning red.

"My brother-in-law is usually so level-headed. How could this happen?"

She was out of ideas, which was why she had come to find Sophia.

"I’ll ask." Sophia took out her phone and quickly dialed June Evans’s number.

"Faye," June Evans sobbed as soon as she answered. "What do I do?"

"Aunt June, what exactly happened?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

June Evans spoke through her tears. "Warren Collins is back, and he suddenly wants to sell his shares."

"And he’s not just selling to anyone—he’s selling to the Sherman Family!"

"You know what this means. Once the Sherman Family buys Warren Collins’s shares, the company your mother left behind will change hands!"

"Your uncle was furious, but there was nothing he could do, so he went to negotiate with Warren Collins."

"It was Warren Collins’s idea! He said that if your uncle can beat him in a car race, he won’t sell the shares!"

The mention of Warren Collins made Sophia grind her teeth with hatred for Chad Jennings and Wendy Sherman.

Back then, those two animals not only leeched off her mother, but they also secretly sold off company shares.

Her mother had trusted Chad Jennings completely. She never questioned any of his actions, focused only on earning money—more and more money for him to spend.

But in the end, Chad Jennings managed to hide something so huge from her.

By the time she found out, sixty percent of the company’s shares had already been sold.

Her mother couldn’t bear the dual betrayal of losing the company and being deceived by Chad Jennings, so she’d driven her car in a suicidal crash toward him and Yvonne Sherman.

Warren Collins had originally intended to sell off the entire company as a package deal. It was her uncle who convinced him not to, and that was the only reason the company wasn’t sold.

"Uncle has given him plenty of dividends over the years. Why would he suddenly want to sell? And to the Sherman Family, of all people?"

Sophia couldn’t figure it out.

"Well..." June Evans hesitated.

"Aunt June, does this have to do with Vincent Grant?"

Sophia had guessed it, forcing June Evans to admit, "A few days ago, someone saw Vincent Grant go to Warren Collins’s Riverwatch Tower. The two of them talked for a long time before leaving."

"The day Vincent Grant went to see Warren Collins... was right after Joanna Sherman was kicked out of the rocket project’s consulting team."

Sophia’s body swayed violently.

The memory of what happened the day after that incident flashed through her mind: Vincent Grant, demanding she apologize to Joanna Sherman without even bothering to find out the truth.

’Because I refused to apologize.’

’So Vincent Grant, a man of his word, is really going after my family?’

A sudden, icy chill made Sophia tremble uncontrollably, and she gritted her teeth so hard they ached.

’How dare you, Vincent Grant!’

’How dare you!’

"Aunt June, tell me the address of the race!"

June Evans’s sobs continued over the phone. "I don’t know! Your uncle wouldn’t tell me!"

"He left over an hour ago. Could he... could he be..."

June Evans didn’t dare to imagine it.

Sophia’s heart felt like it was being squeezed by an iron band, making it hard to breathe.

That man, Warren Collins, has underworld connections. He’s completely ruthless!

"Aunt June, don’t worry, I’ll find him!"

Sophia had had an excellent memory since she was a child and had long since memorized the city map.

She frantically searched her mental map and quickly located the two racetracks in the city.

Sophia and Leah rushed to the nearest one.

Yancy Shaw wasn’t there!

"The next one."

The two of them didn’t dare to waste a single minute.

When they arrived, he still wasn’t there!

Leah burst into tears of frustration. "He’s not at either one! Where on earth did Warren Collins take my brother-in-law?"

Racing was no small matter. Every minute they were late meant another minute of danger.

Watching other cars speed around the track, Sophia was so anxious she felt her heart would explode, but panicking was useless!

"To the next city!"

Crestfall was a big city, which was why it had two racetracks.

Other cities lacked such facilities. Only the nearby city of Kensley had a smaller racetrack.

Leah wiped away her tears and jumped in the car.

Yancy Shaw’s phone was still unreachable.

When they arrived in Kensley, they were met with the racetrack’s locked gates!

The Kensley racetrack was temporarily closed off. There was no one there!

"He’s not here either! Where else could they be?" Leah stomped her foot in front of the closed gates.

"There are no other racetracks."

Leah turned to look at Sophia.

She was startled when she saw the color of her face.

"What’s... what’s wrong with you?"

"Are you not feeling well?"

Sophia’s face was deathly pale, and she was swaying unsteadily at the gate.

Leah ran over to support her just as she was about to collapse.

When she touched Sophia’s sweat-drenched fingers, the cold shocked her!

Leah was terrified.

"Sophia, what’s wrong with you? Where does it hurt? Tell me!"

"Go!"

It took all of Sophia’s strength to get the word out.

She staggered to the car.

Genuinely afraid something would happen to her, Leah helped her into the passenger seat. "Tell me where we’re going. I’ll drive."

Sophia’s hands were shaking violently, and she didn’t have an ounce of strength left in her body.

She closed her eyes, mustering all her might just to clench her fingers into a fist.

’I hope I’m wrong.’

She still gave a direction.

Leah followed her instructions and drove off.

Before long, the car turned onto a mountain road.

The road grew narrower and narrower.

The mountain path was full of potholes.

"Sophia, this looks like the mountains. I doubt anyone would come to a place like this."

Just as the words left Leah’s mouth, the car reached the mountainside.

The sharp roar of engines assaulted their eardrums!

Leah, gripping the steering wheel, stared at the scene in the distance, dumbfounded.

Sophia looked over, equally terrified!

They saw two cars racing side-by-side on the narrow road, a deafening roar erupting from beneath them.

It was as if they were trying to tear the very ground apart.

Through the car windows, figures wearing racing helmets became visible.

"It’s my brother-in-law!" Leah screamed.

She slapped a hand over her mouth.

The road was too narrow. Neither car would give way, and as they fought for position, they collided, sending out a shower of startling blue sparks!

Yancy Shaw was on the outside. He was repeatedly knocked off the roadbed, his wheels hanging over the edge several times!

Beyond the road was an unguarded, bottomless abyss!