Hope van Dyne was Hank Pym's daughter. Because of what had happened to her mother, she resented her father, the man who had founded the company.
But that did not mean she wanted to see someone else get their hands on her father's company.
Darren Cross was Dr. Pym's student. Brilliant and gifted, he had initially enjoyed Dr. Pym's complete trust.
It was not until Dr. Pym discovered that his student had been trying to manufacture Pym Particles all along that he recognized Darren's ruthless ambitions.
By then, it was too late. Darren had built up his power and even won Hope over, getting Pym removed as CEO through a board vote.
At first, Hope had simply been angry with her father. Once she discovered Darren's true intentions, she began to realize she had made a mistake.
Darren kept his guard up, never giving her a chance to oust him the way she had her father. Instead, he had sidelined her as well.
Too stubborn and proud to ask Dr. Pym for help, Hope tried to maneuver her way through the enormous company on her own.
Now that the third-largest shareholder had appeared, Hope had no choice but to take it seriously.
The last time that shareholder had shown up, Pym Technologies had been facing a crisis. That was when Dr. Pym had been forced to trade shares for a lifeline.
Even when Darren held the vote to remove Dr. Pym, the third-largest shareholder had remained indifferent, only weighing in over the phone.
People in the same wealthy circles knew something of one another's identities.
Naturally, Hope knew who the third-largest shareholder was, which only made her more wary.
He was a billionaire who controlled business assets worth tens of billions and had recently acquired Hammer Industries.
With his help,