The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 25: One Day

“Oh, my goodness! Not again!” Mrs. Shaw exclaimed, seeing Evan being guided by Wendell into the villa’s entrance at four in the morning.

She tried to aid Wendell, but Wendell

said, “It’s okay, Mrs. Shaw, I can

manage. Please help me open the door to

his room.”

More than a week had passed since Evan

learned that Shantelle had left the city.

After confronting his parents, he locked

himself inside his room. Evan did not

bother to eat until lunch the next day. He spoke to no one, not his parents, friends,

or the villa’s caretakers.

Evan only returned to work after three days of isolating himself.

In the succeeding days, he spent it at the

office, working until midnight.

Occasionally, he went to the club with his

friends Wendell and Sean. Wendell often

drove Evan home since he was usually

drunk.

Tonight was no exception. Wendell rang

the villa’s gates, delivering Evan in a

drunken state.

Same as the last that he was intoxicated,

Evan was talking like Shantelle had never

left.

“Mrs. Shaw, where is the Misses? Tell her

to make my favorite dish.”

“Why is she not home yet? It’s already late. Mrs. Shaw, call the Scotts and have Howard pick up Shanty.”

“Wendell, call Shanty.”

“Yes, Evan. I will. Take a nap first, okay, buddy!” Wendell could only ride on

Evan’s gibberish, knowing he was not

himself. Generally, the next day, Evan would be back to being silent.

Wendell carefully laid Evan on the bed. He turned to Mrs. Shaw and said, “He is fine, Mrs. Shaw.”

“Oh, my goodness,” Mrs. Shaw asked. ” How long will he be like this?” 1

“I don’t know, Mrs. Shaw, but it’s

different with Evan because he knows he

fault,” Wendell said. He returned

his friend, saying,

will tell.”

***

Thompson?” In

knocked on Evan’s

nine, and his assistant had been

landline since seven.

like Mrs. Shaw to

permission, but

she was worried

sake.

Thompson?”

again while opening the

halfway.

surprise, there was no one on the bed.

has called about an

contract.”

no answer. She knocked

door, but

When she opened the bathroom, no

is Mister Thompson?”

confident the man

four in the morning. He

capable of walking a

have the readiness to

the house.

about to

a thud inside

She frowned

investigate it.

the lights to the enormous room,

of the closet! He

night, curled like a ball on the part where Shantelle’s long

walked over to Evan with a painful expression. Instantly, Mrs.

Evan.

I’m sorry you and the Misses had to part. If only you had realized how you loved her then, this would not have happened to both of you,” she said, stuttering in her words. All those times when you were together “Her howls became lower as

those opportunities lost.”

words that Mrs. Shaw said

completely sober yet, but he understood her words. Indeed, there were so many

for two years,

divorce,

felt empty but never

reflected, ‘Did I love her? Did I love

days if it were not the case. He had acknowledged how he missed Shantelle,

admitted it was love.

‘So this is pain… the pain of loving someone. I loved Shanty. Why didn’t I see it before? Was

those feelings for granted?’

I loved her, but she

unfortunate,’ Evan

minute, she

front of him. He shut his eyes, stopping his

Evan massaged his

headache. He tapped on Mrs.

Mrs. Shaw, prepare some chicken soup

looked up and studied the white gown he

had hung the

days back. Then he looked

Shantelle’s other clothes.

Shaw was still

face. She was about to

when Evan instructed,

sure to maintain