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.

Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being satisfied, she

area, working on his laptop. Her eyes widened,

for the first time. She heard

but she was never around every time

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

are, Shanty.”

replied, Thank you, Mrs.

yourself.”

“Oh, not like your husband. Poor

years.

clothes. We regularly

remain

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

them,” Mrs.

“I wholeheartedly believe

this long. He could have moved on from losing you,

did not. His

knows it

smile faded. The

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

married.”

that’s unfortunate. Nonetheless,

you,

be the Misses of the villa,”

quietly returned to

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

***

towards the exit of the hospital. From there, Shantelle asked, “Do you want a

have

Evan said. “You don’t have

to lie to me. Besides, my

my good

first

week. He turned to

could pin as many children on me, and I

he chuckled. She remarked, “Suit yourself. You seem

a

am excited to

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Evan’s hotel car service to the

When Shantelle invited Evan to their home, the maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make out what was

study. She said, “I’ll

Evan nodded.

long for Shantelle to walk back in. This

looked Evan straight in the eye, barely

settled into

Evan. She said,

is your father,