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

say, “Evan looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at

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

entirely.”

–

effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at the cemetery on the day you gave birth to Lucas. He

they

up 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, despite the wrong he had done, there was actually…

quite understand where her friend

up liking Evan, Shanty

infatuated.”

I took advantage

asking about

see him once

Shanty. I kept the

would spark between Evan

a bad friend and aunt

Lucas!”

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

of Karise’s explanation, she hugged Shantelle on the side, but her friend did not reciprocate. Karise wound up letting go

the door, where Karise asked,

always love you because you are my friend, but I

said. “Give me

to close the door

one thing. Do you still have

no.” At the door,

me. He was only meeting me, hoping he would know where you were it was

I

gone, but I just wanted

Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing how he still loves you, I want you to know

about your divorce, Shanty,”

held Shantelle’s wrist and continued, “And I’m not just saying this for the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give yourself

get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with a hint

is all about. It’s

life. I know it’s hard to fall in love again,

is sweeter the second time around. Think about it,

back to how things were – you know – not like this when we are both uncomfortable with

talk with Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent. Karise’s words gave

to consider. Time went by so fast she failed to notice how it was time for