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.

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

in the waiting area, working on his laptop. Her eyes widened, seeing

for the first time. She heard that

with them, but she was never around every time Shantelle

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

are, Shanty.”

embraced Mrs. Shaw and replied, Thank

yourself.”

whispered, “Oh, not like your husband.

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

your clothes.

they remain in good

but it’s all just there…

and get them,” Mrs. Shaw

wholeheartedly

He could have

not. His heart

he knows it was all his fault.”

smile faded.

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

married.”

unfortunate.

see you, Shanty.

the Misses of

Then she quietly returned to her

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

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of the hospital. From there,

can have that

Evan said. “You

lie to me.

my good

first time

He turned

“Either way, you could pin as many children on

chuckled. She remarked, “Suit yourself.

in a

am excited to see

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rode in Evan’s hotel car service to

home, the maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make out

her father’s study. She said, “I’ll get Lucas. Please wait

Evan nodded.

not take long for Shantelle to walk back

straight in the eye,

settled into the

She

is your father,