The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor By LiLhyz Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Hi Daddy

“Shanty, dear. What did you and Evan talk about? He is not telling me anything. Sometimes he smiled, and sometimes he returned to his gloomy self again. What went on with your conversation yesterday?” Clara asked while Shantelle was checking on Erick inside the ICU.

Erick Thompson was still sedated. Their hospital’s protocol was to have an open- heart surgery patient rest with a lung machine within twelve to twenty-four

hours. So far, he had passed the observation

period and was due to be extubated.

—

“He um. He hasn’t told you about Lucas?”

Shantelle asked Clara in surprise.

Clara frowned. She sought, “About your boyfriend, no? Is that what happened to his

knuckles? Oh, I hope he did not punch Lucas

in the face.”

Shantelle chuckled. She replied, “No, he could not dare to punch Lucas in the face.”

She sat next to Clara and revealed, “Aunt, we did not get to finish our conversation because of an emergency. That’s probably why he did not tell you just yet. However, I already know about Nicole.”

“Oh, thank the heavens,” Clara said. She

held Shantelle’s hand and asked, “Then,

maybe, one day, you can forgive Evan, too. I

won’t force you, but I certainly hope.” 1

Shantelle did not react. She wondered why

Evan had not told Clara about Lucas.

However, she assumed he wanted to test

Lucas first for paternity. Anyone would.

After all, with what Keith had raised

yesterday, she would not blame Evan for having second thoughts.

So instead, she updated Clara about Erick. She reported, “I’ll have Uncle Erick off his ventilator. He is doing well. I’ll order the

nurses to stop his sedatives, but he’ll need

you when he wakes up, aunt.”

“I’ll be here,” Clara confirmed.

been out of the ventilator and was now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being satisfied, she figured it was finally time to talk to bring Evan to

in the waiting area, working on his laptop.

first time. She

traveled with them, but she was never around every

greet her. “Oh, Misses. It’s the Misses!

are, Shanty.”

replied, Thank

yourself.”

“Oh, not like your husband. Poor

longing for you for so many years. He still

of your clothes. We regularly

so they remain in

your birthday, but it’s all

them,”

wholeheartedly

long. He could have

did not. His heart still ached.

is he knows it was all his fault.”

smile faded.

“Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer the Misses

married.”

unfortunate. Nonetheless,

you,

the Misses of the villa,” Mrs.

Then she quietly

Shaw, she locked eyes with Evan.

***

were walking towards the exit of the hospital. From there, Shantelle asked, “Do you want

can have that scheduled

need,” Evan said. “You

lie to me.

my

first

He turned to

way, you could pin as many children on me, and I would

her eyes, and he chuckled. She remarked, “Suit

in a good

excited to see him,”

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car service to the Scotts’ residence, where Lucas had

maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make out what was on

She said, “I’ll

Evan nodded.

Shantelle to walk back in.

straight in the eye, barely

and Lucas settled into

She said,

is your father,

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