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

at fault,” Wendell

friend,

will tell.”

***

In the

Evan’s room for

was already past nine, and his assistant

landline since seven.

wasn’t like Mrs.

without permission, but

she was

sake.

Thompson?”

again while opening the

halfway.

no one on

has called about

contract.”

no answer. She knocked on

but there was

either. When she opened the bathroom, no one

Mister Thompson?”

man had not

since four in the morning. He

of walking a straight

have the

the house.

about to leave the

she heard a thud inside

frowned

investigate it.

the lights to the enormous room,

Shantelle’s side of the closet! He

last night, curled like a ball on the part where

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

Evan.

If only you had realized how you loved her then, this would not have happened to both of

opportunities lost.”

Mrs.

heart. He wasn’t completely sober yet, but he understood

for two

divorce,

empty but never acted on

reflected, ‘Did I love her? Did I

because Evan would not have been so miserable these past few days if it were

admitted it was love.

clenched it. The pang in his chest was unbearable. He thought, ‘So this is pain… the pain of loving someone. I loved Shanty. Why didn’t I see it

those feelings for granted?’

I loved

unfortunate,’ Evan

minute, she listened to

him. He shut his

massaged

a headache. He tapped on Mrs.

Mrs. Shaw, prepare some chicken soup

white gown he had bought

had hung the same in

days back.

Shantelle’s other clothes.

was still wiping

her face. She was about

Evan

to maintain