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.”

***

In the morning,

knocked on Evan’s room

nine, and his

landline since seven.

like Mrs. Shaw to

permission, but at

was worried

sake.

Thompson?” Mrs.

again while opening the

halfway.

was no one on the bed. “Sir Thompson?

has called about

contract.”

no answer. She knocked on

door, but there was

opened the bathroom, no one was

is Mister Thompson?” Mrs.

confident the man had not left

since four in the morning. He

of walking a

the

the house.

was about

heard a thud inside

She frowned and decided

investigate it.

lights to the enormous

of

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

Instantly, Mrs. Shaw fell to her knees,

Evan.

Thompson, 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

those opportunities lost.”

that Mrs. Shaw said

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

two years,

their divorce,

he felt empty but

silently reflected, ‘Did I love

past few days if it were not the case.

admitted it was love.

a hand on his chest and 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 before? Was it because she was

those feelings for granted?’

loved her… I loved her,

unfortunate,’ Evan mocked

a minute, she listened to

him. He shut his eyes, stopping his

Evan massaged his

tapped on Mrs. Shaw’s

some chicken soup

looked up and studied the white gown he had

hung the same in

days back. Then

Shantelle’s other clothes.

still wiping

face. She was

when Evan instructed,

to maintain