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.”

sat there, merely

looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at first- I don’t know if Doctor

me,” Shantelle acknowledged. “So,

entirely.”

–

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

how they met a few times

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…

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

ended up liking Evan, Shanty – like,

infatuated.”

took advantage

kept asking about you. I

him once in a

before breaking down in tears. “I’m sorry, Shanty. I kept the truth from you because there was a part

spark between

know I am a bad friend

Lucas!”

wound up gasping for air. 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 liked Evan, which was part of why she had said nothing

but her friend did not reciprocate. Karise wound up

back to the door, where

are my

“Give me

to close the

want to know one thing. Do

God, no.” At the door,

me. He was only meeting me, hoping he would know where

I haven’t seen

long gone, but I just wanted to

the past, I would never say this, but seeing Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing how he

your divorce,

sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe,

again?” Shantelle asked with a hint of

love is all

hard to fall in love again, especially with your

the second time around.

get back

was

by so fast she failed to notice how it