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.

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

working on his laptop. Her eyes

first time. She

she was never around every time Shantelle visited

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

are, Shanty.”

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

yourself.”

not like your

so many years. He still has your space in the

of your clothes.

so they remain in good

birthday, but it’s all just there… in your closet.

them,” Mrs. Shaw smiled

“I wholeheartedly believe

He waited this long. He could have moved on from losing

did not. His

knows it was

smile faded. The

strength to reply, “Mrs. Shaw, I’m no longer

married.”

that’s unfortunate. Nonetheless,

you, Shanty.

the Misses of the villa,”

she quietly

Evan. She lifted her chin in his direction

***

towards the exit of the hospital. From there, Shantelle asked, “Do you

can have

Evan said. “You

lie to me. Besides,

has my good looks.”

first

that week. He turned to her

you could pin as many children on me, and I would

her eyes, and he chuckled. She

a good

excited to see him,” Evan

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service to

to their home, the maids were all stupefied at his sight. Shantelle could make out what was on their minds, but she chose to

Evan to her father’s study. She said,

Evan nodded.

did not take long for Shantelle to walk back

looked Evan straight in the eye, barely

and Lucas settled into

Evan. She

is your