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.”

did not know how long they sat there, merely watching Lucas and

you, Shanty like seriously did, but at

my father told me,” Shantelle

entirely.”

–

Shanty,” Karise said. She then narrated Evan’s every effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at

they met a

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

where her friend was going

liking Evan, Shanty – like,

infatuated.”

I took advantage of the fact

kept asking about

see him once in a

sorry, Shanty. I kept the truth from

spark between Evan

a bad friend and aunt

Lucas!”

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 to her in

Shantelle on the side, but her

the door, where Karise asked, “Will

can’t hate you, Karise. I will always love you because you are my

“Give

about to

one thing. Do you still have those

God, no.” At the door, Karise

I would not tell him about you that he stopped seeing me. He was only meeting me, hoping he would know where you were

I haven’t seen

are long gone, but I just wanted to be

Lucas – knowing how he still loves

divorce, Shanty,”

I’m saying that maybe, you should also give yourself a chance – a chance to fall in

Shantelle asked

love is

know it’s hard to fall in love

second time around. Think

warmth. 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

that talk with Karise, Shantelle was

consider. Time went by so fast she failed to notice how