The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 69: Evan’s Reward
Evan thought he was dreaming when
Shantelle called his name. He was too
exhausted. Evan couldn’t tell if it was
real. He wanted to fall into a deep slumber, but out of nowhere, he felt soft lips against his.
His eyes opened, feeling the drumming of his heart. He could not believe what he
had just witnessed. ‘Shanty kissed me?’
Evan was this close to pinching himself
for a reality check, but in the next second,
Shantelle frantically stood up and ran
outside Lucas’ room.
‘What just happened?’ Evan thought. ‘
She kissed me, but she ran away!’
Was Evan going to let her go that easily?
No. A big NO.
Evan carefully removed himself from
Lucas’ hold, but his son awoke when he
pulled back his arm. Lucas called,
Daddy, where are you going?”
“Lucas, I’ll only check on your mommy, but I’ll be right back. I promise,” he

replied.
Lucas gave his reluctant approval. Evan
rushed outside to find Shantelle’s room.
She stayed in her old room as a child, two- rooms away from Lucas’.
He knocked on the door, calling her
name. “Shanty, let’s talk. Open the door,
please. Please, Shanty.”
Evan kept knocking and knocking, but Shantelle would not reply. ‘Was she pretending to be asleep?’
Evan was about to give up all hope when
he realized another way into Shantelle’s
room; the Romeo style. He returned to Lucas’ room and found his son sleeping.
He went straight to the window and
looked out. He turned to the left and
analyzed the climb. There was very little
concrete that he could hold on to, but. despite this, he climbed out the window
and traversed into Shantelle’s small
balcony.
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Shantelle was leaning on her balcony window, biting her lip. She kissed Evan earlier, and she ran away.
‘Why did I even do that? Simple, Shanty, you wanted to!’ She scolded herself

silently.
When Evan came to her room, she did not reply. She hoped he would walk away and assumed she fell asleep incredibly fast.
She did not know how to face him.
Suddenly, she heard a loud thud against her balcony floor. She jerked while
turning around. To her shock, she saw
Evan standing there and chasing his
breath.
“Open the window, Shanty. You are wide
awake,” Evan pointed out.
She had no choice but to open the glass.
door and let him in. She mumbled, “What are you doing, Evan?”
“Someone stole a kiss, and I needed to get
it back.” He teased.
Evan stared into Shantelle’s blue-colored eyes. From there, she started reasoning, ” I – I thought – I thought I’d give you a
reward for a good night out.”
“Ah.” A smile spread on his face. He replied, “That would be nice, Shanty, except I wasn’t awake to enjoy my
reward. If that is the case, then perhaps you should... do it again and properly.”
He spread his arms, offering himself,
Here I am.”
Seeing her think twice, he made his intentions clear. “I’m not leaving until I
get my proper reward. Please, Shanty. I want it... badly.”

Shantelle’s body solidified, but she eventually let her shoulders down and
said, “Okay.”
Her face turned bright red while adding,
a quick one.”
“Define quick,” Evan asked. “For me, a quick kiss is a minute – ”
“Hah! Don’t push your luck, Evan!”
Shanty shot back, but while she said
those words, she chuckled. “Don’t trick
me
Evan wound up giggling, too. He then
proposed, “As long as it feels right, let’s keep at it?”
As they were talking, Evan was
advancing. Shantelle was also taking
steps back. Eventually, she leaned against
the wall with Evan closing in on her. With this, she suggested, “One second.”
“Or if it feels right, keep at it?” He
insisted.
Shantelle’s mouth parted, thinking. She answered, “I don’t know about that, but –
Before she could finish her words, Evan’s
lips landed on hers, stilling her altogether.

Immediately, she felt a jolt of electricity run through her body, her heart
pounding angrily against her ribcage, and
the butterflies in her stomach went wild.
As Evan gave her a single-lip kiss, Shantelle thought, ‘What is happening to me?’
After many years of caging her heart and shutting down her emotions, why was she feeling this way again? Realizing what was
happening to her, she sucked in
a breath, momentarily halting Evan’s kiss. She stiffened and closed her eyes.
“Please don’t do that, Shanty. Stop trying to control your feelings. At least for this
moment, let go,” Evan begged. He cupped
her chin and suggested, “Let go and let
me kiss you.”
He then sensed Shantelle’s arms relaxed.
Her eyes fluttered in agreement.
Evan rested his forehead against hers. He
lowered his head so that their noses
touched. He tilted his head just enough so
that nothing else could stand in the way of when their lips would meet.
Evan pecked Shantelle’s lips again. He
gave her gentle kisses and watched her close her eyes. However, unlike the last, her expression was soft. She was calmer.
He went for it repeatedly, ultimately parting his lips. Evan turned his head to the other side and gently gave another kiss. This
time, Shantelle kissed back.

Evan gave it another shot, and still, she returned the kiss. Oh, yeah. Evan was ready to celebrate, but before throwing a party for
his achievement, he relished the
moment!
He kept at it, pecking and pecking. In each second that passed, his mouth parted further, and so did Shantelle’s.
As their kisses grew demanding, Evan’s hand slowly climbed up to the back of
Shantelle’s neck, his other arm circling
her waist. As for Shantelle, her hands also
crawled up to his chest.
Shantelle did as Evan requested. She allowed her passions to come through. It
scared the hell out of her, but at the same
time, when Shantelle acknowledged it, it gave her a wave of pleasure that she had not felt in a very long time. Thus, as Evan
suggested, she let the kiss continue, as it felt very right at that moment.
Yes, it felt so right, even if her mind tried to oppose her.
Their kisses became louder and more
careless. Evan could not help but push a little of his tongue, and to his surprise, Shantelle did the same. The two did not
know how long their lips locked together, but they soon pulled away, feeling out of
breath.
Evan smiled while looking at her flushed
face and how she was chasing her breath. She did not say it, but he could tell he had
that effect on her. He simply didn’t know
the weight of it. Still, he was elated.

He embraced her tightly and pecked on
the side of her face. He said, “God, I love
you. I love you so much.”
“I want to keep holding you,” Evan
added. He held her stronger that
Shantelle was thoroughly wrapped in his arms, her face against the crook of his neck. “I don’t want to go to work.”
Shantelle was lost in her thoughts, hearing Evan repeatedly say those words of love. Moreover, being engulfed in his scent
reminded her of how it felt good to be around him. All those years, she tried
to forget, but did she really forget? She wondered. Later on, she realized what he
had said.
Evan can’t miss work. She would hate to be the reason for any delay at the heart and lung center. She looked at him and weakly
said, “You can’t skip tomorrow, though. Remember, you will inspect the heart and lung center before it opens next week?”
“Are you coming with me?” Evan asked while he slowly peeled off her.
“I wanted to,” she replied, her gaze gradually landing on Evan’s face. “Dad said the robotics arrived. I want to try it. It’s the most
advanced technology for surgery.”
“Then, I’ll see you in the afternoon,”
Evan said. “In the evening, it will be
Wendell’s birthday. Can you and Lucas
come with me? It won’t be a big event, just family and close friends. He keeps
asking about you.”
“Wendell?” She asked. She thought about it and agreed. “I suppose it’s okay.”

Silence stretched between them for some time but eventually, Evan took the chance to ask, “Shanty, what does this mean.
between us? Can we get back together, please? Do you love me?”
Yet again, Shantelle toughened. It was as
if talking about relationships or
commitments scared her to death. Evan
saw how she took a deep breath. Knowing
what she was doing, he immediately said,
“Relax, Shanty. Okay, I -”
“Evan, I want you to understand
something.” Ultimately, Shantelle
expressed, “I hate talking about the past, but it has everything to do with the changes in me.”
“I gave everything to you, Evan – told you
how I felt every day of my life. But despite that, it wasn’t enough to keep you. So yes, I have shut myself down for a very long
time. I avoided these relationships with men, but after meeting you again, I’m trying to open up every day,” she
described.
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“It’s hard for me to even talk about this –
to admit this, but I did, so you would understand where I am coming from.”
Nearly a whisper, she added, “Please be
patient with me. I still don’t know if I am
ready for a real relationship, but can we

simply see how it goes -” 1
“Okay, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for
everything,” Evan said, cutting her off. He returned to hugging Shantelle. It hurt
him to remember how he was the reason
for her to react so strongly against loving, but he would wait forever if he had to. “I
understand, and I will wait. I will keen
showing you how much I love you because -”
Evan wound up in tears, declaring, “My life felt empty without you, Shanty – all those years.
In response, Shantelle hugged him back. She did not realize how a tear had rolled down her cheek.
“Daddy?” As Shantelle and Evan were soothing their emotions, Lucas knocked on Shantelle’s door, asking, “Mommy, is Daddy
with you?”
“Lucas, I’ll be out in a minute,” Evan
said.
“You better go,” Shantelle said while she wiped the wetness on her face.
When Evan pulled away, she helped clear
his face from the tears. Evan held her
hand and kissed her fingertips. Before
leaving, he gave her one last kiss. He could not help but smile because Shantelle kissed back.
Walking away, Evan said, “Goodnight. I love you.”
Shantelle smiled, replying, “Goodnight.”