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.

was now resting. Shantelle thoroughly observed Erick’s condition, and after being

working on his laptop. Her

the first time. She heard

them, but she was never around every time Shantelle visited

was the first to greet her. “Oh,

are, Shanty.”

and replied, Thank you,

yourself.”

chuckled. She whispered, “Oh, not like your husband. Poor Mister

many years. He still has your space

of your clothes. We regularly

remain

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

and get them,” Mrs. Shaw smiled

wholeheartedly

could have moved

did not. His heart

he knows it was

smile faded. The

“Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer the Misses of the

married.”

unfortunate. Nonetheless,

to see you, Shanty.

be the Misses of the villa,”

quietly

with Mrs. Shaw, she locked eyes with Evan. She

***

exit of the hospital.

We can have

Evan said.

to lie to me. Besides,

has my

the first

He turned to her

as many children on me, and I would gladly accept

eyes, and he chuckled. She remarked, “Suit

in a

excited to see him,”

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hotel car service to the Scotts’ residence,

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

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

Evan nodded.

not take long for Shantelle to walk back in.

boy looked Evan straight in the eye, barely

settled

Evan. She said, “Lucas,

your father,

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