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.

the ventilator and was now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being satisfied, she figured it was finally time to talk to bring

working on his laptop.

first time. She heard that

traveled with them, but she was never around every

first to greet her. “Oh, Misses. It’s the

are, Shanty.”

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

yourself.”

“Oh, not like your husband. Poor Mister

so many years.

clothes. We

they remain in

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

get them,”

wholeheartedly believe

long. He could have moved

not. His

is he knows it

smile faded.

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

married.”

unfortunate.

to see you, Shanty. To me,

the Misses of the villa,” Mrs.

Then she quietly returned

with Mrs. Shaw, she locked eyes with Evan. She lifted her chin in his direction and said, “Let’s

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of the hospital. From there, Shantelle asked, “Do you want a

have

need,” Evan said. “You don’t

to lie to me.

my good

was the first

He

pin as many children on me, and I would

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

a good

to see him,”

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in Evan’s hotel car service to the

along. When Shantelle invited Evan to their home, the maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle

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

Evan nodded.

for Shantelle to walk back in.

looked Evan straight in the eye, barely

Lucas settled

She said,

your