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 satisfied, she figured it was finally time to talk

working on

for the first time. She

but she was never around every

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

are, Shanty.”

Mrs. Shaw and replied, Thank you, Mrs.

yourself.”

She whispered, “Oh, not

longing for you for so many years.

clothes. We regularly

they remain in

buy something for you during your birthday, but it’s all just there…

get them,”

wholeheartedly believe

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

did not. His

knows it was

faded. The

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

married.”

unfortunate.

see you, Shanty. To me,

the Misses of the villa,”

Then she quietly returned to

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

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of the hospital. From there, Shantelle asked, “Do you

have that

said. “You don’t

to lie to me. Besides, my

has my good looks.”

first time

week. He turned to

many children on me, and I would

rolled her eyes, and he chuckled. She remarked, “Suit

a

am excited to

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

maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make out

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

Evan nodded.

did not take long for Shantelle to walk back in.

boy looked Evan straight in the eye,

and Lucas settled

from Evan. She said, “Lucas,

is your father,