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.”

did not know how long they sat

she heard Karise say, “Evan looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at first- I

me,” Shantelle acknowledged.

entirely.”

–

Shanty,” Karise said. She then narrated Evan’s every effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at the cemetery on the day you gave birth to Lucas.

how they met a

Evan wound 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… a good side of

not quite understand where her friend was

up liking Evan, Shanty – like,

infatuated.”

um. I took advantage of

kept asking about you. I

once in

“I’m sorry, Shanty. I kept the truth from you

would spark between

know I am a

Lucas!”

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

but her friend did not reciprocate. Karise wound

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

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

said. “Give me

about to close the

one thing. Do you still have

no.” At the door,

you that he stopped seeing me. He was only meeting me, hoping he would know where you were

I

are long gone, but I just wanted

past, I would never say this, but seeing Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing how he still loves you, I want you to know that I

about your divorce,

the sake of 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

fall in love again, especially with your past with

sweeter the second

care, and I hope we can get back to how things were – you know – not like

Karise, Shantelle was

to notice