All Chapters of The Choices We Made: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Samantha walked to the CEO's office. After she knocked, Channing told her to come in.Just as Samantha was about to bring up her resignation, she heard another voice. "Mr. Lane, all this evidence proves that Samantha's hands are dirty. She deliberately hired hackers to attack our project so she could profit from it."Samantha froze. Only then did she realize the sleazy-looking middle-aged man was Frank, a member of the management team overseeing the overseas branch. He was making accusations against her.Channing sat behind his enormous office desk, listening. His expression showed neither anger nor approval. He knew very well that Samantha couldn't possibly have done such a thing.How could she attack the fruits of her own labor?Still, Frank sounded utterly certain.This senior executive had transferred over later from another game company. He only knew management and didn't know the relationship between Thunderbolt Gaming and Samantha.Back then, to protect Channing's reput

"This is great! Just thinking about working with Mr. Lane's girlfriend from now on makes me feel lucky!""Exactly. A wealthy heiress is willing to come here and work as an engineer…. That proves she doesn't just come from money. She has real talents, too!""I really want to see what Mr. Lane's girlfriend looks like. She must be stunning. If she's that pleasing to the eye, even work will feel more motivating!"The two colleagues were chatting when they saw Samantha standing up. Thinking she was also going downstairs for the meeting, they quickly shut their mouths.After all, she had just lost her position as chief engineer because of her own actions. Not only had she been removed from her post, but she had been replaced so quickly.To their surprise, Samantha's expression didn't change after hearing them. She left the office and entered the elevator with them.After stepping out of the elevator, the group was about to head toward the large conference room on the first floor when t

After telling Opal to take care of the wedding dress, Channing went upstairs.He hadn't planned to enter the bedroom, but he felt Samantha was becoming unreasonable. It wouldn't be good for anyone if she kept on throwing a tantrum.He opened the door and walked in. He saw that Samantha had thrown away many things, yet she showed no reaction at all when he arrived.Only then did Channing finally sense that Samantha was a little cold toward him.In the past, she would at least focus her attention on him whenever she saw him. No matter how cold he looked, she would take the initiative to speak to him and pay attention to his every move.Before she miscarried, she had been even warmer toward him. She had been so happy every day that she was essentially smiling ear to ear. Her eyes had always been full of tenderness and love for him.Even though Channing rarely saw her back then and used work as an excuse, her messages still came without fail. She would ask whether he had eaten, and w

Channing had never even read any of them. He cared little for Samantha's love.Samantha had no choice but to throw everything away. Those things were burdens now. If she kept them, they would only become tools for others to mock and humiliate her.She had finally finished packing at ten that night. After taking a shower and doing her skin-care routine, she was just about to go to sleep when Channing suddenly came in with Harold, who was clutching his stomach. "Samantha, he keeps saying his stomach hurts. I took him to the children's hospital, but they couldn't find anything wrong. What should we do?"Back when Channing had taken her to adopt Harold, he had only signed the adoption papers. Every other time, he had used work as an excuse to avoid touching the child.Samantha had realized then that he didn't actually like children. He was simply cold by nature. Harold's vaccinations, checkups, kindergarten matters, meals, and everything else had all been handled by her alone.Now

Five years of marriage, and in the end, this was all she got.Channing gave her money for her living expenses every month, but because she loved him and Harold, she had custom outfits made for him and Harold. Whenever she saw shoes or ties that would suit them, she could not help buying them.As for herself, she didn't spend much day to day because of her work.She had dedicated her heart and entire being to her husband and son. She gave them the best of everything. Even Channing's cuff links had been chosen with care. Most of the funds Channing gave her had been spent on him and Harold. Sometimes, she even had to dip into her own salary.Although she was the chief engineer at a game company, her annual salary was only around a hundred thousand dollars. Under these circumstances, the account for her living expenses should have been empty by now. This month's money had just been deposited, so there was still around fifty thousand dollars left.That amount meant nothing to Chann