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.

was now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being satisfied, she figured it was finally

waiting area, working on

for the first time. She heard that

but she was never around every time Shantelle visited

her. “Oh, Misses. It’s the Misses!

are, Shanty.”

embraced Mrs. Shaw and replied, Thank you, Mrs.

yourself.”

chuckled. She whispered, “Oh, not like your

so many years. He still has your space in

clothes. We

remain in

but it’s all just

get them,” Mrs.

wholeheartedly

this long. He could have

His heart still ached.

knows it was all his fault.”

smile faded.

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

married.”

that’s unfortunate. Nonetheless,

you, Shanty. To

be the Misses of the villa,” Mrs.

she quietly returned to

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

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towards the exit of the hospital. From

can have that

need,” Evan said. “You don’t

to lie to me.

has my

first time Shantelle saw

that week. He turned to

as many children on me, and I would gladly accept

he chuckled. She remarked, “Suit yourself.

a good

am excited to see him,” Evan

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in Evan’s hotel car service to the Scotts’

stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could

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

Evan nodded.

take long for Shantelle to walk back in. This time, she had Lucas

boy looked Evan straight in the

Lucas settled into

from Evan. She said,

is your father,