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 said. He

friend, saying, “Only

will tell.”

***

Thompson?” In the morning,

Evan’s

time. It was already past nine, and his

landline since seven.

like Mrs. Shaw to

permission, but

was

sake.

Mister Thompson?”

again while

halfway.

no one on the bed. “Sir Thompson? Mister

called about

contract.”

no answer. She knocked on

but there was

opened the bathroom, no

Mister Thompson?” Mrs.

the man had

since four in the morning. He

of walking

the readiness to

the house.

about

she heard a thud inside

frowned

investigate it.

switching the lights to the enormous room, she found

of the closet! He

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

Mrs. Shaw fell to her knees, crying. She

Evan.

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

those opportunities lost.”

Mrs. Shaw

understood her words. Indeed, there

two

their divorce, Evan

empty but

love

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

admitted it was love.

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 before? Was it because she was always there that I

those feelings for granted?’

loved

unfortunate,’ Evan

a minute, she

front of him. He shut his eyes, stopping his tears from

Evan massaged

tapped on Mrs. Shaw’s shoulder and

prepare some chicken soup for

and studied the white gown he had bought

hung

back. Then he looked

Shantelle’s other clothes.

was still wiping

She was about to leave

Evan

sure to