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.

of the ventilator and was now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being

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

first time. She heard

was

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

are, Shanty.”

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

yourself.”

chuckled. She whispered, “Oh, not

for so many years. He still has your space in the walk-in

of your clothes. We regularly

they remain

he would buy something for you during your birthday, but

them,” Mrs. Shaw

wholeheartedly

long. He could have moved on from losing

did not. His

he knows it was all his

faded. The

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

married.”

unfortunate.

you,

the Misses of the

she quietly

chat with Mrs. Shaw, she locked eyes with Evan. She

***

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

We can have that scheduled

said. “You don’t have

lie to

my good looks.”

first time Shantelle

week. He turned to

as many children on me, and I would gladly

chuckled. She remarked, “Suit

a

am excited to

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

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

to her father’s study. She

Evan nodded.

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

looked Evan straight in the eye, barely

settled

from Evan. She said, “Lucas,

is your