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 and Evan,

for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at

my father told me,” Shantelle acknowledged. “So,

entirely.”

–

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

including how they met a few times to have

I got used to him suddenly appearing out

She did not quite understand where her friend was going

up liking Evan, Shanty

infatuated.”

um. I took advantage of

asking about you. I

to see him once in a while,”

the truth from you because there

would spark between Evan

a bad

Lucas!”

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

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

back to the door, where Karise asked,

love you because you are my friend, but I can’t

said. “Give me

was about to close the door

Do you still have those feelings for

At the door,

seeing me. He was only meeting me, hoping

I haven’t seen

feelings are long gone, but

and how he is with Lucas – knowing

your divorce,

Shantelle’s wrist and continued, “And I’m not just saying this for the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give

again?” Shantelle asked

what love is all

in love again, especially with your past with Evan. It might not work, but what

sweeter the second time

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 uncomfortable with each

Shantelle was

went by so fast she failed to notice