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.

had 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

the waiting area, working on his laptop. Her

time.

was never

to greet her. “Oh, Misses. It’s the

are, Shanty.”

Shaw and replied, Thank you, Mrs.

yourself.”

whispered, “Oh, not

for you for so many years. He still has your space

your clothes. We regularly

they remain

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

and get them,”

wholeheartedly

long. He could have moved on from

not. His heart still

he knows it was all his fault.”

faded. The

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

married.”

that’s unfortunate. Nonetheless,

see you, Shanty.

be the Misses of the villa,”

she quietly returned

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

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the hospital.

can have that scheduled

need,” Evan said. “You

to me. Besides, my

my good

the first time Shantelle saw

week. He turned to her

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

eyes, and he chuckled. She remarked,

in a

to

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

were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make out what was on their minds, but she chose to ignore them for

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

Evan nodded.

to walk back

boy looked Evan straight in the eye,

settled

She said, “Lucas,

your