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 Scott

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

entirely.”

–

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

lot more, including how they met a

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

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

up liking Evan, Shanty –

infatuated.”

took advantage of the fact

about

see him once in

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

would spark between

a bad friend

Lucas!”

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,

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

back to the door, where Karise asked, “Will you forgive me,

you are my friend, but I can’t help but be hurt by

“Give me

was about to close the

Do you

At

him about you that he stopped seeing me. He was only meeting me, hoping

you, Shanty. I

are long gone, but I

this, but seeing Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing

divorce, Shanty,” Karise

continued, “And I’m not just saying this for the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give yourself a chance – a chance to

to get hurt again?” Shantelle asked

is all about. It’s

Otherwise, you will be left wondering for the rest of your life. I know it’s hard to fall in love again, especially

the second time around. Think about it,

Shantelle, relishing in her 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

that talk with Karise, Shantelle was primarily

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