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 watching Lucas and

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

told me,” Shantelle

entirely.”

–

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

lot more, including how they met

in front of 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,

where her friend was going with her tale until Karise

liking Evan, Shanty –

infatuated.”

took advantage of

about you. I

see him once

in tears. “I’m sorry, Shanty. I kept the

would spark

a bad friend

Lucas!”

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

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

always love you because you are my friend, but I

said. “Give

about to close the

thing. Do

At the

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

I

are long gone, but I just wanted

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

about your divorce, Shanty,” Karise

I’m saying that maybe, you should also

to get hurt again?” Shantelle

what love is all about.

rest of your life. I know it’s hard to fall in love

say; love is sweeter 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

was

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