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,

looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at first- I don’t know if Doctor Scott

told me,” Shantelle acknowledged.

entirely.”

–

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

more, including how they met

got used to him suddenly appearing out of nowhere. I realized how serious he

quite understand where her friend was going with her

ended up liking Evan, Shanty –

infatuated.”

um. I took advantage of

asking about you.

to see him once in

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

would spark between

am a bad friend and aunt

Lucas!”

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

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

back to the door, where Karise asked,

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

said. “Give me

about to close the

Do you

At the

not tell him about you that he stopped seeing me. He was only meeting

Shanty. I haven’t seen Evan

gone, but

how he is with Lucas – knowing how he still loves

about your divorce, Shanty,” Karise

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

get hurt again?” Shantelle

love is all

in love again, especially with your past with Evan. It might not work, but what if it

sweeter the second

can get back to how things were – you know – not like this when we are both uncomfortable with each other…

talk with Karise, Shantelle was

went by so fast she failed to notice