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.

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

in the waiting area, working on his

time. She heard

with them, but she was never around every time Shantelle

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

are, Shanty.”

embraced Mrs. Shaw and replied, Thank you,

yourself.”

not like your husband. Poor

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

your clothes. We regularly

so they remain in

would buy something for you during your birthday, but it’s all just there… in your closet. Maybe one day,

them,” Mrs.

“I wholeheartedly

everything. He waited this long. He could have moved on from losing

did not. His heart still

it

smile faded.

“Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer the

married.”

unfortunate. Nonetheless,

you, Shanty.

the Misses of the

quietly

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

***

the exit of the hospital. From there, Shantelle

We can have that

said. “You don’t

lie to me.

my good looks.”

first time Shantelle saw

that week. He turned to her

could pin as many children on me, and I would gladly

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

in a good

am excited to

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service to

at his sight. Shantelle could make out what was on their

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

Evan nodded.

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

looked Evan straight in the eye, barely

and Lucas settled into

She said,

your