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.

observed Erick’s condition, and after being satisfied, she figured it was finally time

working on his laptop.

for the first time. She heard that

traveled with them, but she was never around

to greet her. “Oh,

are, Shanty.”

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

yourself.”

“Oh, not like

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

your clothes. We

they remain in good

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

get them,”

“I wholeheartedly

long. He could have moved on from

His heart still ached.

it was all

faded.

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

married.”

that’s unfortunate. Nonetheless,

see you, Shanty. To me,

be the Misses of the villa,” Mrs.

Then she quietly returned to her

eyes with Evan. She lifted her chin in his direction and

***

Evan were walking towards the exit of the hospital.

We can have that

said. “You don’t have

to lie to me. Besides,

has my

the first

He

you could pin as many children on me, and

her eyes, and he chuckled. She remarked,

in a good

to see

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in Evan’s hotel car service to the Scotts’

stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make out what was on their minds, but

She said, “I’ll

Evan nodded.

to walk back in. This time,

Evan straight

Lucas settled

She said,

your

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