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,

like seriously did, but at first- I don’t know

Shantelle acknowledged. “So,

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

including how they met a few times to have

him suddenly appearing out of nowhere. I realized how

quite understand where her friend was going with her tale

Evan, Shanty – like,

infatuated.”

um. I took advantage of the

about you. I was

to see him once in a while,”

kept the truth from you because

would spark between

a

Lucas!”

her friend, Shantelle wound up gasping for air. She sat still with her 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 part of why she had said nothing to her

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

guided her back to the door, where

you because you are my friend, but

said. “Give me

about to

to know one thing. Do you still have those feelings

At

me. He was only meeting me, hoping he would know where you were it was

you, Shanty. I haven’t

feelings are long gone, but I

is with Lucas – knowing how he still

divorce, Shanty,”

this for the sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should also give

to get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with

that’s what love is all

taking risks. Otherwise, you will be left wondering for the rest of your life. I know it’s hard to fall in love again, especially with your past with Evan. It might not work,

second time around.

“I miss you, Shanty. Take care, and I hope we can get back to how things were – you know – not like this

talk with Karise, Shantelle was

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