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 Lucas

say, “Evan looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at first- I don’t know

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

entirely.”

–

She then narrated Evan’s every effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at

including how they met a few times to have

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

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

ended up liking Evan,

infatuated.”

took advantage of the fact

about you. I was

once in a

sorry, Shanty. I kept the truth from you because there was a part of me that

would spark

I am a bad

Lucas!”

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

her friend did

guided her back to the door, where Karise asked, “Will

you, Karise. I will always love you because you are my friend, but I

said. “Give

to close the

“I want to know one thing. Do you still have

no.” At the

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

you, Shanty. I haven’t

are long gone, but I just wanted to

– knowing how he still loves you, I

your divorce, Shanty,” Karise

saying this for the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give yourself a chance – a chance to fall

get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with a hint

what love is

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

say; love is sweeter the second time

back to how things were

Shantelle was primarily

to notice how it was time for the Thompsons to