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.”

not know how long they sat there,

looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but

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

entirely.”

–

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

more, including how they

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

not quite understand where her friend was going

Evan, Shanty

infatuated.”

took advantage of

kept asking about you. I was

to see him once in a while,”

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

spark between

know I am a bad

Lucas!”

her friend, Shantelle wound up gasping for air. She sat 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 those seven years since Lucas

the end of Karise’s explanation, she hugged Shantelle on the side, but her friend did not

her back to the door, where Karise asked,

you, Karise. I will always love you because you are my friend, but I can’t help but be hurt by what you

“Give

was about to close the

one thing. Do you still

At the door, Karise

probably realized I would not tell him about you that he stopped seeing me. He was only meeting me,

I haven’t seen

Those feelings are long gone, but I just wanted to

and how he is with Lucas – knowing how he still loves you, I want

your divorce, Shanty,”

the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give yourself a chance – a

hurt again?” Shantelle asked with a hint

what love is all about. It’s

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

love is sweeter the second time around. Think

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

talk with Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent.

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