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 and Evan,

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

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

entirely.”

–

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

including how they met a few times to have

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

understand where her friend was

liking Evan, Shanty

infatuated.”

advantage of

kept asking about

once in

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

spark between Evan

I am a bad

Lucas!”

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 to

explanation, she hugged Shantelle on the side, but her friend did not reciprocate. Karise wound up letting go and asking to

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

my friend, but I can’t help but

“Give

about to close the

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

At the door,

me. He was only meeting

I haven’t seen Evan

even remember. Those feelings are long gone, but I

with Lucas – knowing how he

divorce, Shanty,”

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

chance to get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with a hint of

love is

of your life. I know it’s hard to fall in love again, especially with

second time around. Think about it, Shanty.”

care, and I hope we can get back to how things were – you know – not like this when we

Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent.

Time went by so fast she failed to notice how it was time