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.

temples and returned his regard to her, saying, ” During the days that you avoided me, I realized how

to our marital home to fill that void?” Shantelle

to know. Please, let me finish,” Evan begged before cautiously proceeding, “As I said, I realized how 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 in Rose Hills. I want to clarify that the way I missed you had nothing to do with Nicole. It was plainly me, wanting

back, but he held on tightly, saying, “I realized that I loved you, Shanty. I love you then, and I

now.”

spend time with you and have a fresh start,

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

said, and I regretted all those. You have no idea how much I regretted it,” Evan said. “I realized too late how much you mean to me. You had already walked

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

he slept overnight in the cemetery when Karise’s mother died. “Shanty, I did everything possible, but Karise

the restaurant’s server interrupted Evan’s story, serving two plates of green salad.” Sundried tomato

table, Shantelle had been in deep thought

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 was

something,”

protect me.

“But Shanty –

she repeated. As she requested, she did everything to hide her emotions, all of it.. The old

started on her salad like she did not hear Evan tell her he loved her. After swallowing her first bite, she asked, “Tell me about Nicole.

deleted text messages. He described, “I learned

struggle 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 name and had plastic surgery to look somewhat like you. I made sure she suffered and

dropped her fork on the plate. How could she forget the woman

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

said, “I need to go to