All Chapters of The Choices We Made: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

"Samantha." Channing found Samantha in the grocery store at the bottom of her apartment building. "I'll pay." Samantha's expression shifted slightly. Then, she remembered that he had always known where her apartment was, and in which neighborhood. Still, she had handled everything there alone. Channing had never visited before. Channing walked over and took the large shopping cart from her. The store served the surrounding apartment complex in the center of the city. That was why its prices were high, but many residents still shopped there because its products were all very high quality. Since Channing wanted to pay, Samantha saw no reason to refuse. This was the first time he had ever gone grocery shopping with her. One month earlier, she would have been overjoyed. But now, she felt nothing. After he paid, they left the store together. Once they were away from the crowd, Channing carefully chose his words. His tone was obviously strained as he asked, "Can we talk

The next morning, Channing went to the company early without even looking at Sydney. This period would determine his inheritance, so he had no time to indulge her. The scheduled negotiations began after he arrived. Channing had expected Samantha to attend. When he saw the other side's representatives, only disappointment filled him, as if a piece of his heart had become empty. Samantha wasn't there. Instead, she had given Julian full authority to handle the matter for her. Her cold absence also made her position clear regarding this negotiation. She would never soften toward Channing again. Julian had brought the best attorneys from his firm. The negotiations ended quickly. Samantha received the operating rights, and Channing had one month to complete the handover and transfer Thunderbolt to her without having to pay any sort of compensation. News of the agreement gradually spread through the company. Employees on the thirty-second floor heard that Samantha had claimed Th

Truth be told, Samantha didn't want to take Harold to school when Channing told her about him starting kindergarten the next day. She also had work at the company. The international technical team was already running smoothly. After several trial runs, Samantha was confident there would be no problems. However, the domestic team was still waiting for her to train them. Still, she needed to settle the divorce. Not wanting to delay it any longer, she agreed. She planned to use the trip to school as a chance to have Channing sign the divorce agreement. Once she had his signature, her attorney could handle the rest. The next day, Samantha woke up early as she had to take Harold to school. She ate a simple breakfast and drove away from her apartment complex. As the car entered the familiar neighborhood, she felt briefly disoriented. She had lived there for five years and had been gone for only two months, yet it felt as though half her life had passed since she left. Not a singl

It was true that Channing clearly favored Sydney, but he didn't want to lose Samantha either. She was an exceptional woman. If there were a standard for the perfect wife, he would have admitted that she met it. He also knew Samantha loved him deeply. That love was why he had chosen her in the first place. He knew she would willingly sacrifice herself to support his career and manage his home. In return, he gave her what he believed she wanted most. He made her the wife of a wealthy heir and gave her a place in the upper echelon of society. After growing up around his parents' marriage, Channing assumed Samantha understood that a wealthy wife had to tolerate other women. He didn't need to give her love, because even he himself did not understand what love was. "Samantha, were you really naive enough to think marriage and love were the same thing?" Channing sneered. "I thought you understood. When you married me, didn't anyone tell you about my relationship with Sydney?" Samant

Sydney flinched in surprise at Samantha's question. How did Samantha know that incident was the reason why she received such special treatment? Her expression darkened. "That has nothing to do with you." After that, she slammed the car door and left. Samantha found Sydney's reaction strange and became even more certain that the incident had some secrets behind it. Still, whatever secret Channing and Sydney shared was their business. After completing Harold's enrollment and leaving the kindergarten, Samantha had just gotten into the car when Evan called. "Sam, you're back, aren't you? When will you be here?" "About ten minutes," Samantha said. When Samantha reached Photon Technology, Evan was already waiting outside. The moment he saw her, he happily opened his arms wide and gave her a gentle hug. He then said, "Welcome back." Samantha was deeply grateful to him. When no one else believed her, Evan was the only one who had stood firmly beside her. After she entered