The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 87: Love Again, But Not Me
Mister Thompson, please! Please have mercy!” Jessica begged as the police dragged her in the lift’s direction. She looked at the
man one last time, but Evan gave no
response. He only stood distantly while holding Shantelle’s hand.
Jessica reminded Evan of Nicole. When Nicole was Melody back in high school, she was merely expelled for nearly killing
Shantelle. Years later, Melody reappeared in his life as Nicole, and to Evan, that woman
made a mess of his life. 1
Earlier, when Evan claimed that Jessica would never regret her mistakes, he was
sure of it. For women like Jessica resembled
Nicole; she was calculative, selfish, and
thought she could do anything she wanted without being punished.
Women like Jessica had no respect for others or regard for the law.
The younger Evan might have given a little mercy, but that Evan was gone. The present.
Evan was unforgiving to anyone who
wanted to break his rules and hurt the
woman he dearly loved.
Seeing Jessica gone, he walked over to Attorney Scarlett, bringing Shantelle with him. He used Shantelle as his middle person,
to keep his safe distance from Scarlett, following his number one rule. Evan
instructed Scarlett, “Attorney, please add the false accusation to the defamation case against Jessica. Seek moral damages
amounting to ten million dollars.”

The lawyer Scarlett kept leaning sideways to view Evan’s face entirely. She replied, “So basically, you want to fine the Turners a
hefty amount of money so they would give their condominium shares for free.”
“Haha! How I wish.” Evan laughed behind Shantelle’s ear. Shantelle wound up getting tickled, and she acted to move away from
the
conversation, gently pushing Evan’s face.
out from the side of her face.
“You can still speak to Attorney Scarlett. from this angle,” Shantelle suggested.
Besides, I’m standing right here.”
Scarlett laughed.
Evan cleared his throat and stood beside
Shantelle instead. He said to the attorney,
I’m sorry. I meant no disrespect.”
“No offense taken,” Scarlett replied. “I’ll add it to the lawsuit and be in touch with the
Turners so we can have a better settlement
soon.”
“The sooner, the better,” Evan added, and the attorney nodded in approval.
After Scarlett, Evan instructed his public
relations (PR) manager to release a
statement about what happened that night. His PR manager was on it immediately, realizing damage control was necessary.
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“Everything okay, Shanty?” William asked,

seeing Shantelle walk back in, ahead of
Evan. “You did great. You sure showed that woman how no one should mess with you.”
Shantelle smiled at her father and embraced
him tightly. She said, “Dad, Evan has too
many admirers. Some are obsessed with
him. Do you think I can keep up with this?”
William walked with his daughter to their table. As they strolled, he replied, ” Sweetheart. You are strong enough to withstand
such trials, and you are far better than those women who are after Evan. Whether or not you can keep up is entirely up to you.
How much do you love him? How badly do you want to keep your family together?”
Knowing they were almost at Shantelle’s table, he stopped and asked, “Do you love him already?”
Shantelle opened her mouth, but no words came out. Instead, she flushed utterly.
William smiled and said, “Remember, now
that you are giving this relationship another chance, do better than the last.
Communication is the key like when I tell your mother how beautiful she is every day.” He winked at Shantelle, saying, “I better
get back to your mother.”
Shantelle returned to their table to explain everything to Kaleb, Scarlett’s husband. As she did, Evan also took the stage to
apologize for Jessica’s drama. He
compensated generously, ordering the hotel to serve several bottles of their most
expensive wine.
Soon the party resumed. Evan’s company gave away anniversary gifts, including gift packs, hotel stays, airline tickets, laptops,
cellphones, and a brand-new car. Some employees rendered dances and songs. And to close the formal program, a professional
band took the stage and played several

songs.
Employees, investors, and clients soon danced at the center of the ballroom, depending on the tune.
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At the couple’s table, Evan noticed Shantelle. admiring those dancing on the floor. He was about to ask her to join him when
someone else beat him to it.
“Can I have this dance, Shanty?” It was Keith Henderson, offering his hand to
Shantelle.
Lucas also received a dance offer from
Karise, and they first went to the center and swayed to the tune.
“I miss my friend. Come on, Shanty, let’s dance,” Keith requested.
Wanting to speak to Keith about Karise, Shantelle accepted Keith’s hand.
As Keith walked to the dance floor, Evan
glared at him. Keith mouthed to Evan, ‘Do you know how to dance?’
Coincidentally, when Shantelle danced with
Keith, the female vocalist sang a song
somewhat related to their situation
sided love.
a one-
“That’s awkward,” Keith remarked. Still, he held Shantelle by the waist, and they began to sway to the music.
Shantelle saw Karise glancing their way while she danced with Lucas. She
occasionally made funny faces so Lucas would laugh, but Shantelle knew her friend was bothered by how Keith danced with her.

She looked Keith in the eye, saying, “Keith, I never really got to sincerely apologize how- how I couldn’t return your feelings.”
“Oh, Shanty. You did. You apologize too many times,” Keith replied. “You used to tell me that you don’t want to love again, but
maybe there is no place in your heart
because Evan is still in it, right? I already
accepted that fact. That was why I gave way to Evan.”
Shantelle did not directly answer his
probing. She looked down and said, “I’m sorry, Keith.”
“Don’t be. You were being honest with me. At least I tried,” Keith said.
“I want you to be happy, Keith – to find that person who can love you back,” Shantelle said. “Promise me that you will try.”
With a long sigh, Keith answered. “You don’t know how much I tried -”
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“Keith, look at me. I won’t love you. I can’t. To me, you will only be my friend,” Shantelle said. “Love again, but not me.”
“Did I just ask you to dance with me so you could hurt me all over again?” Keith teased.
“I meant to hurt you so you can wake up and start seriously considering other love
interests. Think about it, Keith, before you realize that you like someone else and they decide to give up on you,” Shantelle said,
her eyes briefly checking Karise. “You know that someone is not as patient as me when it comes to love.”
Instantly, Keith understood what Shantelle
meant. He also turned in Karise’s direction. He did not say anything, but he kept staring at her. After some time, Keith returned
his attention to Shantelle. He asked, “Are you happy with Evan, Shanty? That’s all that I
want to know.”

Shantelle was teary-eyed. She did not know what caused her tears, but she replied, “Yes, I am. I have never been happier. We
still have a long way to go, but Evan is giving me no reason to doubt him. More than that, he loves Lucas so much.”
This time, Keith’s eyes were welled with tears. He sniffed and said, “Very well. Let me hug you one last time before Evan
marches over here and takes you away from me. He is
looking at me like he is ready to snap my head off.”
Keith and Shantelle shared a hug for a second. That was all it took for Evan to jump in and join their dance. Evan said, “I think
that should be more than enough, Keith. You have danced far too long with Shanty.”
“I did not even finish a song,” Keith said. ” Let me finish a song, Evan! It’s just one
dance.”
Evan’s lips twitched. He snapped his head in
the band’s direction and ordered, “End this
song now! Just this song.”
The song ended prematurely, marking the
end of Keith’s dance with Shantelle.
“What a sneak attack,” Keith remarked,
shaking his head and saying goodbye to Shanty. “Careful, Shanty. Evan has two left
feet.”
Meanwhile, Shantelle was laughing so hard at Evan’s tactics. She remarked, “That was
indeed sneaky.”
“I wasn’t sneaky, Wifey. I was taking control, “Evan said. He took Shantelle’s hand and pulled her closer to his frame, saying, ”
Sometimes, I can’t help but want you all to myself. The only man I want to share you with is Lucas.”
Shantelle chuckled and replied, “Well, too bad because I want another baby boy.”

Evan stilled. His mouth fell to the floor
before he asked, “You want to make a baby now? Let’s go -” 1
“No. No. Not now!” Shantelle laughed. “I mean in the future!”
“Define future, Wifey. Future can mean the next day, week, or month.” Evan smirked and suggested, “It could also mean the next
minute.”
Shantelle laughed again. Her face burned while she was at it. After dancing with Evan, she proposed, “Having a baby is a distant
future, but the process of making a baby, we could do that tonight.”
“Hmm,” Evan said. “I like the sound of that.
He pressed his lips against her ear and claimed, “I want to be buried inside you the whole night.”