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.”

they sat there, merely watching Lucas

seriously did, but at first- I

father told me,” Shantelle acknowledged.

entirely.”

–

effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at the cemetery on the

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

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 side of

understand where her friend was going with her tale

Evan, Shanty

infatuated.”

um. I took advantage of the

asking about you. I

see him once

kept the truth from you because there was a part of

spark

I am a bad friend and aunt

Lucas!”

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

Shantelle on the side, but her friend did not reciprocate. Karise

door, where Karise asked,

always love you because you are my friend, but

“Give me

was about to close

Do you still

At the door,

that he stopped seeing me. He was only meeting

I

gone, but I just

say this, but seeing Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing how he still loves you, I want you to know that I

about your divorce,

continued, “And I’m not just saying this for the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you

Shantelle asked with a

is all about.

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?” Karise

second time

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

Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent. Karise’s

failed to