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 first-

told me,” Shantelle acknowledged. “So,

entirely.”

–

sorry, Shanty,” Karise said. She then narrated Evan’s every effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at the cemetery on the day you gave birth to Lucas. He honestly thought you would

lot more, including how they met a few times to have

“There was a time when I got used to him suddenly appearing out of nowhere. I realized how serious he was and that, despite the wrong he had done, there was actually… a good

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

ended up liking Evan, Shanty – like,

infatuated.”

advantage of the fact

kept asking about you. I

see him once

Shanty. I kept the truth from you because there was

would spark

I am a bad friend and aunt

Lucas!”

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

the side, but her friend did not reciprocate. Karise wound up letting go and asking to

guided her back to the door, where

are my friend, but I can’t

“Give

about to close the

“I want to know one thing. Do you still

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

you, Shanty. I haven’t seen

I can’t even remember. Those feelings are long gone, but I just

– knowing how he still loves you, I want you to know that I honestly felt he

your divorce, Shanty,”

the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should

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

love is all

for the rest of your life. I know it’s hard to fall in love again, especially with your past with Evan. It might not work, but what if it will?”

sweeter the second time around. Think about it, Shanty.”

embraced Shantelle, relishing in her warmth. She said, “I miss you, Shanty. Take care, and I hope we can get back to how things were – you know – not like this when we are both

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

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