The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor By LiLhyz Chapter 44

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.

went by. Erick had been out of the ventilator and was now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being satisfied, she figured it was

working on his laptop.

time. She heard that

them, but she was never around every time Shantelle visited

her. “Oh, Misses. It’s

are, Shanty.”

and replied, Thank you, Mrs. Shaw. You

yourself.”

“Oh, not like your

you for so many years.

your clothes. We regularly

remain

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

them,”

wholeheartedly

He could have moved on from

did not. His heart still

it

smile faded. The

I’m no longer the Misses of the house. Evan

married.”

unfortunate.

you, Shanty. To me,

of

Then she quietly returned

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

***

the hospital. From

can have

Evan said. “You

lie to

my

first time Shantelle

week. He

many children on

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

in a

excited to see him,”

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

home, the maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make

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

Evan nodded.

did not take long for Shantelle to walk back in.

Evan straight

and Lucas settled into

Evan. She said, “Lucas,

your father,

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