The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 40: Evan’s Confession

“Are you and Nicole married?” The question made Evan lean back. He sucked in a breath, realizing how the time had finally come.

He looked her in the eye and outright said, “No, I did not marry her, and I never intended to marry her.”

“Then what’s that ring on your finger?” She asked.

For a fleeting moment, Evan saw a flicker of hope. The fact that Shantelle was observant enough to notice the ring could mean she still cared. Very quickly, he took off his ring. He also fished inside his shirt, revealing a necklace and a similar ring dangling on the chain.

He gave the rings to Shantelle and confessed, “I had been wearing our rings the entire time. I never took mine off.”

Evan was certain she saw the ring’s engraving, but Shantelle did not show any emotion. She gawked at the rings for seconds before pushing them back to him. Soon, she asked, “Why are you wearing that ring? We are already divorced.”

He took back the rings. Weakly, Evan admitted, “Because, Shanty, I-I regretted the divorce -”

“What about Nicole?” She asked again.

“About Nicole.” Evan shook his head in regret. He did not know where to start. He figured he should clarify things from where it all began. “When I brought her to Rose Hills, I thought of her as a potential girlfriend, but we got married after she was forced out of the city, things changed.”

Evan leaned forward. He rested his elbows against the table’s surface and added, “I felt more responsible for her misfortunes. I felt sorry for her, Shanty, and I thought of her as a friend. There was nothing more. than that, but! I know I was wrong for making you feel less important in my life.”

“What do you mean, Mister Thompson?” Shantelle asked. “I was never important to your life. Don’t you remember how you wanted me out of your life?”

Evan felt as though a hand squeezed his heart. Those words did leave his lips, and he suffered for it, and had been for years since Shantelle fled Rose Hills.

wrong. I was terribly wrong.” Evan massaged his temples and returned his regard to her, saying, ” During the days that you avoided

to our marital home to fill

much I missed you when you were avoiding me well, unknown to me, you had already left the city back then, but I honestly thought you were still

I.” Evan reached for Shantelle’s hand. She tried to pull back, but he held on

now.”

glowered at him and pulled back her hand. That did not stop him from saying, “I bought tickets for us to go to Paris on your birthday. I wanted to spend time with you and have a fresh start, regardless of where I started,” he added. “But then, I discovered that you left, and everything

and pointed out, Mister Thompson, you perfectly said that you did not love me. You never did. Why are you suddenly saying this

regretted it,” Evan said. “I realized too late how much you mean

how he went to her house on the day of her birthday. He said, “But instead, I learned your left. I went to the university, to the hospital, in search of Doctor Scott. In the later days, I begged Karise for information. I hired a private investigator to search for you, and I asked Keith to check on every hospital

effort, including how he slept overnight in the cemetery when Karise’s mother died. “Shanty, I did everything possible, but Karise never

salad.” Sundried tomato salad

Shantelle had been in deep thought all along.

would have said nothing. Shantelle recounted the times when she avoided news about Evan and reminded Keith never to tell her, but what about after she gave birth and after many years when she had not mentioned Evan’s name? Didn’t it occur to Keith to force the information on her? Still, Shantelle thought Keith was not to be blamed entirely. She did warn him against speaking about Evan, and she

something,” Evan

stared into his brown eyes and replied, “Karise, probably did it to protect me. That was the plan all along – to stay away from

“But Shanty –

Doctor Shant,” she repeated. As she requested, she did everything to hide her emotions, all of it.. The old Shantelle that kneeled before Evan was long gone.

like she did not hear Evan tell her he loved her. After swallowing her first bite, she asked, “Tell me about Nicole. What is it that

narrated how he recovered his deleted text messages. He described, “I learned that Nicole was not the

to land a job, how Nicole made him feel responsible, and how she tricked Mrs. Shaw into taking her to their villa. Afterward, he dropped the bomb, saying, “I had her investigated, and I found out she was Melody Campbell all along. She changed

her fork

the pavement and a bus stopping just a meter away from her. Shantelle would have died thanks to Melody Campbell. Now, she learned that the same woman was Nicole Lively all along, and everything was all a ploy, the moment she appeared in Evan’s

trembled as she said, “I