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 if Doctor

father told me,” Shantelle acknowledged. “So,

entirely.”

–

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

they

was a time when I got used to him suddenly appearing out of nowhere.

She did not quite understand where her friend

Evan,

infatuated.”

I took advantage

kept asking about you. I

once in a

the truth from you

spark between Evan

a bad

Lucas!”

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

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

to the door, where Karise asked, “Will

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

said. “Give me

about to close the

one thing. Do

no.” At the

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

I haven’t

can’t even remember. Those feelings are long gone, but

Lucas – knowing how he still loves you, I want you to

your divorce, Shanty,”

sake of Lucas. I’m saying that maybe, you should

to get hurt again?” Shantelle asked with

what love is all

for the rest of your life. I know it’s hard to fall in love again, especially with

the second

relishing in her warmth. She said, “I miss you, Shanty. Take care, and I hope we can get back to how things were – you know – not like this when we are both uncomfortable with each

talk with Karise, Shantelle was

went by so fast she failed to notice how it was