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

Evan in the waiting area, working on his

for the first time. She heard that

she was never around

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

are, Shanty.”

replied, Thank

yourself.”

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

many years. He still has your space

clothes. We regularly have

so they remain in good

something for you during your birthday, but it’s all just there… in your closet. Maybe one

and get them,” Mrs. Shaw

“I wholeheartedly believe

waited this long. He could have moved on from losing

did not. His heart

he knows it was all his fault.”

smile faded.

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

married.”

unfortunate.

to see you, Shanty. To

Misses of the

Then she quietly returned to her

her brief chat with Mrs. Shaw, she locked eyes with Evan.

***

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

have

Evan said. “You don’t have

to me.

my

the first time Shantelle saw

He turned to

many children on me, and I would gladly accept

her eyes, and he chuckled.

a

excited to

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in Evan’s hotel car service to the Scotts’

home, the maids were all stupefied at his sight.

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

Evan nodded.

for Shantelle to walk back in. This time,

straight in the eye,

Lucas settled

She

is your

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