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.”

know how long they sat there, merely watching

for you, Shanty like seriously did,

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

entirely.”

–

narrated Evan’s every effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at the cemetery on the day you gave birth to Lucas. He honestly thought

lot more, including how they met a few times

over coffee, and Evan wound up in front of her office. 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, despite the wrong he had done, there was actually… a good

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

liking Evan,

infatuated.”

advantage

kept asking about you. I was

once in

sorry, Shanty. I kept the truth from you because

spark between

a bad friend and aunt

Lucas!”

have quieted into the air. She could not think properly; all she grasped was how her best friend liked Evan,

but her friend did not reciprocate. Karise

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

Karise. I will always love you because you are my friend, but I can’t help but be hurt by what you

said. “Give me

to close the

to know one thing. Do you

God, no.” At the door, Karise

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

you, Shanty. I haven’t seen

Those feelings are long gone, but I just wanted to

seeing Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing how he still loves you, I

your divorce, Shanty,” Karise

for the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give yourself a

chance to get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with

that’s what love is all

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

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

said, “I miss you, Shanty. Take care, and I hope we can get back to how things were – you know – not like this when

was primarily silent. Karise’s words

by so fast she failed to notice how it was time for