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

Wendell

his friend,

will tell.”

***

In the

knocked on Evan’s room

was already past nine, and his assistant had been calling

landline since seven.

wasn’t like Mrs. Shaw to

without permission,

was

sake.

Thompson?” Mrs.

again while opening

halfway.

no one on the bed. “Sir Thompson? Mister

called

contract.”

answer. She knocked on

but

she opened the

Mister Thompson?” Mrs.

the man

in the morning.

of walking a straight

have the

the house.

Shaw was about to

she heard a thud inside the

She frowned and

investigate it.

the enormous room,

Shantelle’s side of the

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

painful expression. Instantly, Mrs. Shaw fell to her knees, crying.

Evan.

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

opportunities lost.”

Mrs. Shaw

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

for two years, and

their divorce,

felt empty but never acted on

I love her? Did I love

not have been so miserable these past few days if it were not the case. He had acknowledged how he

admitted it was love.

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

those feelings for granted?’

loved her… I loved her,

Evan mocked

minute, she listened to Mrs.

in front of him. He shut his

massaged

tapped on Mrs. Shaw’s shoulder and

Mrs. Shaw, prepare some chicken soup for

the white gown he had bought

Shaw had hung the

a few days back. Then he looked

Shantelle’s other clothes.

still

was about to

Evan

to