The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 43: He Is Your Daddy

After helping Lucas take a lukewarm bath, Shantelle dried his hair. Lucas was already in his pajamas, looking at the mirror with a sad expression. He weakly asked, “What did you mean I’m his? The man from school?”

Shantelle switched off the hair dryer and smiled at the mirror. She said, “Let me take you to bed first.”

When Lucas sat on his bed, Shantelle first checked his temperature. The school had already given him medicine to bring down the fever. She simply needed to observe him for a day or two before deciding on getting some laboratory tests done.

“Show me your tongue? Looks fine.” She asked. “Let me look at your eyes again.”

After checking him thoroughly, she turned to the bedside table and suggested, “Drink that full glass of water. Later, after your rest,

you need to drink another. Hopefully, your fever will go away tomorrow.”

Lucas did as his mother suggested. Then he

looked up at her and said, “I’m ready to

listen, mom.”

Shantelle nearly cried at her son’s

obedience. She sat beside him in bed,

revealing, “Lucas, that man was your father.

Lucas’ eyes widened. He asked, “My daddy?”

“Yes, he is your daddy,” Shantelle replied.

“Why did he come just now?” Lucas asked

with a pout on his lips. He crossed his arms against his chest, saying, “My classmate said my daddy maybe did not love me. That’s

why I don’t have a daddy.”

Shantelle choked altogether. She put an arm around Lucas, answering, “No. That’s not it. I’m sure your daddy loves you.”

She certainly hoped, now, that she was

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Chapter 43: He Is Your Daddy

telling her son about Evan.

Shantelle urged Lucas to face her, both their feet on the bed. For a second, she was silent, thinking of where to start. Soon, she replied, “Sometimes, adults disagree with things, and that’s what happened to mommy and your daddy.”

“Before you were born, your daddy and I parted ways,” she explained. “Then, mommy was very busy at school and work, and I failed to tell your daddy about you. Another thing, he lives far from Warlington.”

you,” Shantelle asked.

up at her with the same blue expression. He said, “I’m not mad at you, mommy. I’m just sad. I thought I did not have a daddy. I wonder

her eyes. It was

time Lucas

She wondered if this was how

him and said, “I’m

daddy, and his name is Evan, Evan Thompson. And if you feel better tomorrow, you can see him

wanna see him

rest,” Shantelle proposed. She pulled away and ran her fingers through his hair. “I promise, tomorrow. So drink a lot of water to feel better,

“Okay, mommy,” Lucas said.

Lucas. She wanted to be with him, to make

Moreover, it was

monitor his condition.

already past five in the afternoon when Shantelle awoke. Lucas

and seeing he did not have a fever, she headed for the

shocked to

would,” she softly

talk,”

to prepare a soup dish for

them to monitor

to the

Shantelle and Keith were already there, she started, “Why did you do that, Keith? I

as my friend,

repay you for being there for me all these years, but you

my

out.

massaged his forehead and then walked over to her. He kneeled before

painful it is for me to love you so

never be loved back.”

strange it was for me to pursue you, but over time, I could not help it.

operating on

lose you now, not

the only father figure Lucas has grown

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Lucas knows you are not his

me,” Keith offered, lifting his eyes to meet hers. Just say the word, and

what is the right message?”

no longer love him, right? You don’t?” Keith probed intensely.

met as she replied, “I will love only Lucas, and I’ll be

I

send Evan any message. I can

but I don’t want to lead you on. I value everything you have done for me, but no matter how much I appreciate you, I could not bring myself to

else. Of course, I love my family and friends,