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 Lucas and

say, “Evan looked for you, Shanty like seriously did, but at first- I don’t know

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

entirely.”

–

at the

including how they met a few times

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 the wrong he had done, there was

not quite understand where her friend was

liking Evan, Shanty

infatuated.”

took advantage

kept asking about you. I was

once

I kept the truth from you

spark between Evan

a bad friend and aunt

Lucas!”

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

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

where

because you are my friend, but I can’t help but be hurt by what you told

said. “Give me

about to close the door

know one thing. Do you still have those feelings for

God, no.” At the

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

I

Those feelings are long gone, but I just wanted to be honest.

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

your divorce, Shanty,” Karise

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

chance to get hurt again?” Shantelle

is all about.

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

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

and I hope we can get back to how things

that talk with Karise, Shantelle was primarily silent. Karise’s

went by so fast she failed to notice