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.

thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after

waiting area, working on his

the first time. She heard that

with them, but she was never around

the first to greet her.

are, Shanty.”

Thank you, Mrs. Shaw. You

yourself.”

She whispered, “Oh, not like your husband.

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

clothes. We regularly have

remain

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

and get them,”

wholeheartedly believe

He waited this long. He could have moved on from

not. His heart

he knows it was all

faded.

but she found the strength to reply, “Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer the Misses of the

married.”

that’s unfortunate. Nonetheless,

to see you,

the Misses of the villa,” Mrs.

she quietly returned to

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

***

walking towards the exit of the hospital. From there, Shantelle asked, “Do

can have

said. “You don’t have

to lie to me. Besides,

has my good

first time Shantelle saw

that week. He turned to

pin as many children on me, and I

he chuckled.

in a good

am excited to see him,”

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in Evan’s hotel car service to the Scotts’

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

study. She said, “I’ll

Evan nodded.

not take long for Shantelle to walk back in. This

Evan straight in

settled into the

Evan. She said, “Lucas,

your