The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

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.

now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being satisfied, she figured it was finally time to

in the waiting area, working on

time. She heard

traveled with them, but she was never around every

Shaw was the first to greet her. “Oh, Misses. It’s the Misses! How

are, Shanty.”

and replied, Thank you, Mrs.

yourself.”

She whispered, “Oh, not

many years. He still has your

clothes. We regularly

they remain in

something for you during your birthday, but it’s

get them,” Mrs. Shaw

“I wholeheartedly believe

everything. He waited this long. He could have moved on from losing you,

His heart

he knows it was all his

faded.

but she found the strength to reply, “Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer the Misses of the house. Evan

married.”

that’s unfortunate.

to see you, Shanty. To me,

Misses of the villa,”

quietly returned to her

Shaw, she locked eyes with Evan. She lifted her

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were walking towards the exit of the hospital. From there, Shantelle

We can have

Evan said.

lie to me.

has my

the first time Shantelle saw

He turned to her

many children on

eyes, and he chuckled. She remarked,

a

excited to see him,” Evan

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hotel car service to the Scotts’ residence, where Lucas

the maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make out what was on their minds, but she chose to ignore them

Evan to her father’s study. She said, “I’ll get Lucas. Please wait

Evan nodded.

to walk back

looked Evan straight in

and Lucas settled into

from Evan. She said,

your father,