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.

observed Erick’s

found Evan in the waiting area, working on

for the first time. She

with them, but she was never around every

the first to greet her. “Oh, Misses.

are, Shanty.”

Shaw and replied, Thank you, Mrs. Shaw. You looked

yourself.”

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

been longing for you for so many years. He still has your

your clothes. We regularly

so they remain in

birthday, but it’s all just there… in your closet. Maybe one day,

get them,” Mrs.

wholeheartedly

long. He could have moved on

not. His heart still ached.

knows it was

faded.

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

married.”

that’s unfortunate.

to see you, Shanty.

Misses of the

she quietly returned to her

her brief chat with Mrs. Shaw, she locked eyes with Evan. She lifted her chin

***

walking towards the exit of the hospital. From

We can have that

need,” Evan said. “You don’t have

to me. Besides,

my

first time Shantelle saw

He turned to

as many children on me,

he chuckled. She remarked, “Suit yourself. You

in a

excited to see him,” Evan

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

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

study. She said, “I’ll get

Evan nodded.

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

Evan straight

settled into

from Evan. She said, “Lucas,

your