All Chapters of The Choices We Made: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Evan gave Samantha a faint smile. "Of course."Samantha tightened her grip on her glass and took a deep breath. "I want control of the company. More precisely, I want your help finding out whether I can buy more shares. I don't need a majority. I only need the second-largest stake, right behind yours as the chairman."Samantha had never told him how unfairly Lane Group had treated her. Even the company's mid-level and senior managers had received shares after the game company went public.Yet, because she was married to Channing, she hadn't received a single share. And because she had also signed a prenuptial agreement, none of the Lane Group's assets would have anything to do with her too.Samantha had hesitated because she had once planned to start her own company. She had studied game development since high school, and she was truly passionate in this field. Her dream was to create games that more and more players would love. However, she did not want to make the same mistak

Hailey had never liked Samantha. She had quickly dropped all pretenses and chose a side, openly turning against Samantha just to make the latter miserable.Hailey calmed herself and changed her tone. "Didn't you say you wanted to resign? If I get you the resignation form, will you refuse this appointment?""Yes," Samantha said flatly."Fine. I'll take care of it now," Hailey said.Hailey had graduated from a prestigious university and had connections through both her family and the company. Samantha's resignation would normally require the CEO's approval, but since Channing had approved the appointment, Samantha only had to sign a form refusing it. Human Resources could then process her resignation through the company's internal system.Samantha signed the refusal. Hailey used her connections to finish the process that same day, and Samantha received her papers and officially left Lane Group.As soon as she received them, Samantha sent Evan a message. They agreed on the day she

Samantha had already looked Graham up online. At once, she recognized him as the head of Brightview Group and the host of the party.Graham was a successful man in his thirties. He was tall, imposing and stern. He knew Evan well and walked over with a smile on his face as soon as he saw them. He was about to greet them when more guests entered the ballroom. When Graham recognized the newly arrived guests, he froze as if he could not believe his eyes.The other guests reacted the same way and stared at the new arrivals.Samantha and Evan had their backs to the entrance and didn't know what had happened. They only saw the shock on the other guests' faces. Samantha was curious, too. Graham gave them an apologetic look and walked past them.He headed for the entrance and said, "Mr. Lane!"Samantha's heart began to pound when she heard the name. She knew the answer at once. She turned, and her smile faltered.The new arrival was Channing, just as she had suspected. Sydney was by h

"Once the two of you talk, I think you'll have your answer immediately," Evan said to Graham.Excited, Graham asked Samantha several key questions to test her. He soon confirmed that Lover was indeed her creation. Then he began discussing his ideas for the project with her. The more they talked, the more excited they became. They couldn't stop even if they wanted to.Evan sipped his wine and watched from the side without interrupting. In fact, he had said nothing at all. He knew Graham was already impressed with Samantha. That would make the project much easier to secure, and Graham might even put her in charge on the spot.It was at this time that Evan looked up and saw Channing and Sydney walking toward them.Sydney's gown that was worth millions was indeed beautiful, but her extravagant jewelry overwhelmed her. The clash of brilliance made the gown lose its luster.Evan had disliked Sydney ever since he became her professor, though he kept it hidden. He taught her only a few

Evan despised people without morals more than anything. His parents had taught him that character mattered more than education, and that knowledge was worthless in corrupt hands.After exchanging a few polite words with Channing, Graham noticed Evan had little interest in speaking with his two former students. He then said, "Please excuse me, Mr. Lane. I was discussing business with Ms. Manning, so I'll leave you two for now."Samantha also wanted to continue their discussion."I came specifically to introduce my old classmate Sydney," Channing said. "She earned her master's degree abroad, serves as chief engineer for Lane Games, and oversees the technical work on both the domestic and international versions of Thunderbolt. I hope you'll consider her for your new project."With Channing's recommendation, Graham couldn't dismiss Sydney without offending him. He became interested as soon as he heard she led Thunderbolt. "I heard Thunderbolt was recently released overseas and beca