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 there, merely watching

for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at first- I don’t

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

entirely.”

–

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

they met a few times to have

and 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

understand where her friend was going with her tale

liking Evan, Shanty –

infatuated.”

took advantage of the

about

him once in

breaking down in tears. “I’m sorry, Shanty. I kept the truth from you

would spark between Evan

I am a

Lucas!”

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

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

her back to the door, where Karise asked,

you because you are my

said. “Give me

about to close the

to know one thing. Do you still have

no.” At the door,

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

Shanty. I haven’t

gone, but I just wanted to be

he is with Lucas – knowing how he still loves you, I want you to know that I honestly felt

divorce, Shanty,” Karise

this for the sake of Lucas. I’m

chance to get hurt again?” Shantelle

that’s what love is all

hard to fall in love again,

sweeter the second time around. Think about it, Shanty.”

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

with Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent.

by so fast she failed to notice how it was time