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, merely

“Evan looked for you, Shanty like seriously did,

father told me,” Shantelle acknowledged.

entirely.”

–

at the cemetery on the day you gave birth to Lucas.

a lot more, including how they met 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 the wrong he had done, there was actually… a good

quite understand where her friend was going with her tale

ended up liking Evan, Shanty –

infatuated.”

advantage of

kept asking about you. I was

see him once in a while,”

the

spark between Evan

am a

Lucas!”

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

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

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

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

said. “Give me

about to

thing. Do you still

At

that he stopped seeing me. He was only

you, Shanty. I

feelings are long gone, but I just wanted

never say this, but seeing Evan now and how he is with Lucas – knowing how

about your divorce, Shanty,”

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 a chance –

get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with a

love is all about. It’s

it’s hard to fall in love again, especially with your past with Evan. It might not work, but what if it will?” Karise said. “You know

love is sweeter the second time around. Think about it,

back to how

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

fast she failed to notice how it was time for the Thompsons to leave.