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.

been out of the ventilator and was now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s

found Evan in the waiting area, working on his laptop. Her eyes widened, seeing

first time. She heard

she was never around every

Shaw was the first to greet her. “Oh, Misses.

are, Shanty.”

Shaw and replied, Thank you,

yourself.”

She whispered, “Oh, not like your husband. Poor

you for so many years. He

your clothes. We regularly

they remain in

he would buy something for you during your birthday, but it’s all just there… in your

and get them,” Mrs.

“I wholeheartedly

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

did not. His heart

he knows it was all his fault.”

smile faded.

“Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer the Misses

married.”

unfortunate.

you,

the Misses of the

quietly returned to her

eyes with Evan. She lifted her chin in his direction

***

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

can have that

Evan said. “You don’t

lie to me.

has my

first time Shantelle saw

that week. He turned to her

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

chuckled. She remarked, “Suit yourself. You seem

in a good

am excited to see him,” Evan

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Evan’s hotel car service to the Scotts’ residence, where Lucas

along. When Shantelle invited Evan to their home, the maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make

to her father’s study. She

Evan nodded.

long for Shantelle to walk back in. This

looked Evan straight in the eye, barely

Lucas settled into

Evan. She said, “Lucas,

is your father,