The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 65: Karise’s Apology

“Karise?” Shantelle said, seeing her best

friend arrive at the doorway of their old mansion. She leaned back and asked, “How

– how did you know?” (1

“That you are here?” Karise replied. “Keith

told me.”

Shantelle smiled weakly and embraced her friend, saying, “We are having a picnic lunch. Why don’t you join us for dessert?”

“Picnic lunch? With whom?” Karise asked.

Shantelle first pursed her lips. Then she shrugged and revealed, “With the

Thompsons, Uncle Erick and Aunt Clara are

here. Evan is also here.”

“Oh.” Karise hesitated and said, “I don’t

know if I am welcome then. I have heard

from Keith how Lucas has met his father. I

am happy for him.”

There was that awkward silence between

them before Shantelle asked, “Are you?”

“Shanty, please. Let’s talk about it, okay? That’s why I came in the first place,” Karise pleaded.

Shantelle let Karise in. They settled on one bench in the backyard, permitting Karise a good view of how Evan and Lucas were chatting merrily. Karise had earlier greeted the Scotts and the Thompsons, including Evan. Lucas seemed to have forgotten her,

but that was understandable. Their busy lives prevented them from keeping in touch.

“Wow, they look happy,” Karise remarked, seeing Lucas feeding his father with dessert, and Evan acted like a bear with claws before taking the spoon into his mouth.

“They are,” Shantelle answered contently. And I guess it’s because they don’t see each other every day that they make most of their time together.”

how long they sat there, merely watching Lucas and

you, Shanty like seriously did, but at

me,” Shantelle acknowledged.

entirely.”

–

Evan’s every effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at the

including how they

used to him suddenly appearing out of nowhere. I

narrated. She did not quite understand where her friend

liking Evan,

infatuated.”

advantage of

about you. I

him once

the truth from you because there was a

spark between

know I am a bad

Lucas!”

gasping for air. She sat still with her eyes widening. The words that left Karise’s mouth seemed to have quieted into the air. She could not think properly; all she grasped was how her best friend liked Evan, which was part of why she had said nothing to her in

she hugged Shantelle on the side, but her friend

to the door, where Karise asked, “Will you forgive me,

always love you because you are my friend, but I

said. “Give me

to close

one thing. Do you

no.” At the

“He probably realized I would not tell him about you that he stopped seeing me. He was only meeting me, hoping he would know where

I

long gone, but I just wanted to be honest. with

seeing Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing how he still

about your divorce, Shanty,”

Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give yourself a chance – a chance to fall in

again?” Shantelle asked with a

love is

know it’s hard to fall in love again, especially with your past with Evan. It might not work, but what if it will?” Karise said. “You

say; love is sweeter the second

Shanty. Take care, and I hope we can get back to how things were – you know – not like this when we are both uncomfortable with each other… Goodbye,

that talk with Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent. Karise’s

consider. Time went by so fast she failed to notice how it was time for