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.”

how long they sat there, merely watching Lucas and Evan,

looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at

me,” Shantelle acknowledged. “So,

entirely.”

–

stayed overnight at the

more, including how they met a few times to have a

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

not quite understand where her friend

Evan, Shanty –

infatuated.”

took advantage of

about you. I was

him once in

in tears. “I’m sorry, Shanty. I kept the truth from you because there

spark between

a

Lucas!”

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

she hugged Shantelle on the side, but her

back to the door, where Karise

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

said. “Give

to close the

one thing. Do you

no.” At the door, Karise

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

you, Shanty. I

can’t even remember. Those feelings are long gone, but I just wanted to be

seeing Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing how he still loves you, I

divorce, Shanty,”

Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give yourself a chance – a chance to fall

to get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with a hint of

what love is all about.

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

love is sweeter the second

embraced 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

that talk with Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent.

went by so fast she failed to