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

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

me,” Shantelle acknowledged. “So, I don’t blame

entirely.”

–

stayed overnight at the cemetery on the day you gave birth to

including how they met a few times to

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, despite the wrong he had done, there was actually… a good side of

narrated. She did not quite understand where her friend was going with her tale

up liking Evan,

infatuated.”

um. I took advantage of

asking about you. I was

see him once

kept the truth from you because there was a part of me that

would spark between

I am a bad friend and

Lucas!”

to have quieted into the air. She could not think properly; all she grasped was how her

the side, but her friend did not reciprocate. Karise wound

where Karise asked, “Will you

will always love you because you are my friend, but I can’t help but

“Give

was about to

to know one thing. Do

At the

me.

you, Shanty. I

remember. Those feelings are long gone, but I

now and how he is with Lucas –

your divorce, Shanty,” Karise

the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you

chance to get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with

that’s what love is all about.

hard to fall in love again, especially with your past with

say; love is sweeter the second time around. Think

care, and I hope we can get back to how things were –

Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent. Karise’s words

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