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.

the ventilator and was now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being satisfied, she figured it was finally time to talk to bring Evan to

Evan in the waiting area, working on his laptop.

for the first time.

but she was never around

the first to greet her. “Oh,

are, Shanty.”

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

yourself.”

“Oh, not like your husband. Poor

many years. He still has your space in the

clothes. We regularly have

so they remain in

during your birthday, but it’s

them,” Mrs. Shaw

wholeheartedly believe

this long. He could have moved on from

His heart

is he knows it was

faded. The

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

married.”

unfortunate.

see you,

the Misses of the villa,”

she quietly returned to

Evan. She lifted her chin in

***

towards the exit of the hospital. From there, Shantelle asked,

We can have that scheduled

need,” Evan said. “You don’t have

to lie to me. Besides,

has my good

first time

that week. He turned

pin as many children on me, and I

chuckled. She remarked,

in a

excited to see

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rode in 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 out what was on their

her father’s study. She said, “I’ll get Lucas. Please

Evan nodded.

walk back in. This time, she had Lucas

looked Evan straight in

Lucas settled into the

She said,

your father,