"Grandpa!"

Surprise filled Vincent Grant’s refined features.

Elder Grant waved his hand, gesturing for Miles Grant to take Vincent away.

"Grandpa, Dad, Brother, I’m leaving now."

Sophia Shaw said quietly.

Elder Grant nodded. "Have someone escort Faye home safely."

Julian Grant understood what he meant.

Sophia Shaw was an important figure now; they couldn’t afford any carelessness.

He sent his most trusted men to escort Sophia Shaw.

Just as Sophia Shaw got into the car, a call came from Vincent Grant.

"Sophia, you can get Grandpa and Dad to punish me, but why shut down the rocket division?"

As soon as Elder Grant gave the order, the rocket division received a notice of investigation.

No one knew how long this kind of investigation would go on.

And until the investigation was concluded, all work had to stop.

It was a de facto shutdown of the rocket division.

Sophia Shaw clutched her phone, her gaze cold as she watched the scenery flash by outside the window.

"Vincent, I’m not the one who can shut down the rocket division just by saying so. Grandpa made the decision. You should be asking him."

"As for why you think I provoked Grandpa into hitting you twice—the first time had nothing to do with me. If he hit you, it was probably because you did something outrageous. Instead of hounding me about it, you should take a good look at yourself."

"As for today, you deserved it!"

"I don’t blame you for ignoring me for Joanna Sherman’s sake. But you never should have helped her convince Warren Collins to sell my family company’s shares to the Shermans."

"Listen to me, Vincent. If you ever dare to bully my family like this again, I won’t let you go. I’ll fight you to the death if I have to."

Vincent Grant was not someone to be trifled with, but she refused to take the blame for things that weren’t her fault.

And she certainly wouldn’t let anyone bully her loved ones ever again!

He had crossed her line, and he deserved to be taught a lesson!

Without another word, Sophia Shaw hung up.

「Meanwhile.」

「The Grant residence.」

Elder Grant and Julian Grant went into a private room.

After closing the door, Julian Grant began boiling water for tea. "Dad," he asked, "why the sudden order for Vincent to shut down the rocket division?"

"If we don’t shut it down, should we just let him keep burning money for no reason? Until he’s a commander with no troops?"

Julian Grant looked down, pouring tea for his father. "Is it because you don’t think Joanna Sherman can produce any results?"

Elder Grant picked up the cup, staring at the tea without drinking it.

At the mention of Joanna Sherman, he snorted and set the cup down. "She dares to boast about being the top person in rocket launches without a single major achievement to her name. What kind of results do you think someone like that can produce?"

"That... is true."

They both understood the principle that empty vessels make the most noise.

"Besides, didn’t you hear what Caleb Croft said? She botched a simple transport job and only solved the problem by going to Lead Aerospace in the end."

"No matter how much money Vincent has, he can’t afford to burn through it like this more than a few times!"

Building rockets isn’t like building houses.

Tens of billions can build a city, but it might not be enough to build a single rocket.

A rocket that can’t transport its specialized payload is nothing but a decoration!

Julian Grant secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

’His father really does care about his grandson, after all.’

"There’s more."

As Elder Grant thought about what was coming next, his mood grew heavy.

"Faye wants to divorce Vincent." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Divorce?" Julian Grant was stunned.

"Dad, surely you can convince Faye to stay, right?"

"How can a good family just fall apart like this?"

If they really separated, where would they ever find another daughter-in-law as reasonable and understanding as Sophia?

As a victim of his own marriage, Julian Grant knew better than anyone what a blessing it was to have a good wife.

"Me? Convince her? With what leverage?"

"Your precious son didn’t even know his wife had their second child! He’s thrown away all of the Grant family’s dignity. What face do I have to go and persuade Faye?"

"That..."

The words made Julian Grant’s face burn with shame.

Even though his relationship with Skye Sutton was at rock bottom, he had been present for the birth of every one of his children.

"Vincent... how absurd!"

Julian Grant felt deeply ashamed.

"It’s all my fault. I never should have let him go start that ridiculous business!"

He’s built a business and lost his conscience in the process.

"Faye... the second baby. Was it a boy or a girl?"

Julian Grant also hadn’t known that Sophia had a second child.

"A girl."

’A girl is good.’

Before Julian Grant could feel happy about it, Elder Grant threw cold water on his thoughts.

"Faye has demanded to take their daughter with her after the divorce. I’ve already agreed."

"Dad—"

Julian Grant looked at his father, uncomprehending.

"But she’s our family’s bloodline."

"What does it matter if she’s the Grants’ bloodline? Your precious son didn’t even know she had given birth. What right does he have to fight for the child?"

Every time Elder Grant thought about it, he wanted to beat Vincent to death.

Julian Grant had also only recently found out about Sophia’s true identity.

A world-renowned rocket genius had married into their family; the Grants were the ones who had married up.

With Sophia’s status, the entire Grant family could have reached new heights of glory.

Under her influence, the Grant children could have forged extraordinary paths for themselves.

And Vincent ruined it all!

Julian Grant left Elder Grant’s room with a heavy heart.

He summoned his eldest son, Miles Grant, and his daughter-in-law, Eleanor Crawford.

"Do you two know that Faye wants a divorce?"

"We hadn’t heard."

Although they denied knowing, neither of them was surprised to hear it.

Julian Grant noticed their reactions. "You two need to talk to them. Tell Vincent to get his act together, and try to persuade Faye not to act rashly."

He sighed deeply. "They have two children. How can they just separate like this? What will the kids think when they’re older?"

"Besides, the Grant family isn’t that large to begin with. We can’t afford to be divided."

Julian Grant himself had three sons and two daughters.

His eldest son had been married for years but had no children.

His fourth child was still unmarried.

Of his three sons, only Vincent had two children. Compared to the previous generation, their numbers were dwindling significantly.

"Dad, it’s not that we don’t want to talk to them, but what Vincent did was just... inexcusable." Eleanor Crawford felt a deep sense of injustice for Sophia.

She had once thought about advising Sophia to cherish her marriage.

But then Vincent threw a birthday party for their son and let the Shermans parade into their home as if they owned the place, completely disregarding Sophia’s feelings and dignity.

He even went after her uncle on behalf of the Shermans and nearly drove the man to his death.

Eleanor Crawford refused to do something so against her conscience.

"Dad, did you know? Faye’s uncle is still in the hospital, unconscious!"

"Vincent is so deluded, he probably doesn’t even want this family anymore. So why should we force Faye to swallow her grievances and stay?"

Listening to his daughter-in-law’s litany of accusations, Julian Grant’s brows knitted tighter and tighter.

Miles Grant gave Eleanor a gentle nudge, signaling her to say less.

"Was I wrong?" Eleanor was usually mild-mannered, but at this moment, she was bursting with frustration and had to speak her mind.

"If you ask me, the sooner they get divorced, the better!"

Eleanor only wished she had that kind of courage herself.

Now, she felt not only sympathy for Sophia but also admiration.

"Who said they could get a divorce?"

"Absolutely not!"

A sharp retort came from behind them.

Skye Sutton had appeared at some point. Her frail body swayed, and she had to lean against the wall to steady herself.

Her face was deathly pale, and her eyes held a crazed, obsessive look.

"No man of the Grant family is allowed to get a divorce!"

Eleanor said softly, "Mom, it’s not Vincent who wants the divorce. Faye is the one who’s unhappy."

"Sophia? How can Sophia be so disobedient!"

’I clearly told her to hold on to her marriage.’

Skye Sutton was furious with Sophia.

"Tell Sophia I forbid it!"