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.

thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and

the waiting area, working on

time.

but she was never around every time Shantelle

to greet her. “Oh,

are, Shanty.”

replied, Thank you, Mrs. Shaw.

yourself.”

She whispered, “Oh, not like your husband.

longing for you for so many years. He still has your space in the

your clothes. We regularly

so they remain

your birthday, but it’s all just there… in your

get them,” Mrs. Shaw

“I wholeheartedly

could have moved on from losing you,

His heart still ached.

knows it

smile faded.

reply, “Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer the Misses of the house. Evan and

married.”

that’s unfortunate.

see you, Shanty. To

the Misses of the

she quietly

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

***

the hospital. From there, Shantelle asked,

can have that scheduled

Evan said. “You

lie to me.

my good looks.”

the first

that week. He turned to

pin as many children on me, and I would gladly

he chuckled. She remarked, “Suit

in a good

am excited to see

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service to the

home, the maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make

directed Evan to her father’s study. She

Evan nodded.

not take long for Shantelle to walk back in. This time, she had

Evan straight

and Lucas settled into

from Evan. She said, “Lucas,

is your father,

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