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.”

they sat there, merely watching Lucas and Evan,

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

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

entirely.”

–

narrated Evan’s every effort, saying, “He stayed overnight at the cemetery

a lot more, including how they met a

“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

narrated. She did not quite understand where her friend was

Evan, Shanty – like,

infatuated.”

um. I took advantage of the fact

kept asking about you. I

see him once

I kept the truth from you because there was a part

spark between Evan

am a bad

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

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

door, where Karise asked,

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

“Give me

to

thing. Do you still have those

no.” At

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

I haven’t seen Evan

are long gone, but

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 honestly felt he

your divorce, Shanty,”

of Lucas. I’m

again?” Shantelle asked with a

what love is all about.

fall in love again, especially with your past with Evan. It might not work,

is sweeter the second time around. Think

Shanty. Take care, and I hope we can get back to how

with Karise, Shantelle was

to notice how it was time