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.

observed Erick’s condition,

waiting area, working on his laptop.

first time. She

them, but she was

Shaw was the first to greet her.

are, Shanty.”

and replied, Thank you,

yourself.”

whispered, “Oh, not like your

many years. He still has your space in the

clothes. We regularly

they remain

birthday, but it’s all just there… in

them,” Mrs. Shaw

“I wholeheartedly believe

everything. He waited this long. He could have moved

did not. His heart still ached.

knows it was

faded.

to reply, “Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer the Misses of

married.”

that’s unfortunate. Nonetheless,

see you, Shanty. To

of the

Then she quietly returned to

her brief chat with Mrs. Shaw, she locked eyes with Evan. She lifted her chin in his direction and

***

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

have

need,” Evan said.

lie to me.

has my good

first time Shantelle saw

week. He turned to

children on me, and I

eyes, and he chuckled.

a

am excited to

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to the Scotts’ residence, where

at his sight. Shantelle could make out what was on their minds,

her father’s study. She said, “I’ll

Evan nodded.

for Shantelle to walk back in. This time, she had Lucas

straight in the eye, barely

and Lucas settled into

She

is your father,

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