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

Karise say, “Evan looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at

my father told me,” Shantelle acknowledged. “So, I don’t

entirely.”

–

sorry, Shanty,” Karise said. She then narrated Evan’s every effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at

lot more, including how they met a few times

She said, “There was a time when I got used to him suddenly appearing out of nowhere. I realized how serious he was and that,

narrated. She did not quite understand where her friend was going with her

up liking Evan, Shanty

infatuated.”

took advantage of the fact

about you. I

to see him once in

kept the truth from you

spark between

am a bad friend and aunt

Lucas!”

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

her friend did not reciprocate. Karise wound

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

you, Karise. I will always love you because you are my friend, but

“Give me

was about to

“I want to know one thing. Do you still have those feelings for

At the

seeing me. He was only meeting me, hoping he

I haven’t seen Evan

remember. Those feelings are long gone, but I just

Lucas – knowing how he still loves

divorce, Shanty,” Karise

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

chance to get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with a hint of

that’s what love is all about. It’s

will be left wondering for the rest of your life. I know it’s hard to fall in love again, especially

the second time around. Think about

care, and I hope we can get back to how things were –

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

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