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

friend, saying, “Only

will tell.”

***

Thompson?” In

knocked on Evan’s room

was already past nine, and his assistant had

landline since seven.

like Mrs. Shaw to

without permission, but at

time, she was

sake.

Mister Thompson?” Mrs.

while

halfway.

was no one on the bed. “Sir

has called about an

contract.”

no answer. She knocked on

but

opened the bathroom, no

Mister

the man had

in the

walking

more, have the

the house.

about to

she heard a thud inside the

frowned and

investigate it.

the enormous room, she found Evan

Shantelle’s side of the closet!

clothes from last night, curled like a ball on the part where

over to Evan with a painful expression. Instantly, Mrs. Shaw fell to her knees, crying. She wound

Evan.

this would not have happened to both of you,” she said, stuttering

opportunities

Mrs. Shaw said

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

two years, and

their divorce, Evan

felt empty but never acted on those

silently reflected, ‘Did I love her? Did I

Evan would not have been so miserable these past few days if it were not the case. He had acknowledged how he missed Shantelle, but had

admitted it was love.

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 before? Was it because she was

those feelings for granted?’

I loved her, but she is

Evan mocked

a minute, she listened to

of him. He shut his eyes,

Evan massaged his

headache. He tapped on Mrs. Shaw’s shoulder

some

looked up and studied the white gown he had

had hung the

days back. Then

Shantelle’s other clothes.

still wiping

was about to

Evan

to maintain