The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 82: William’s Support
“This is where your mommy used to cook, “Evan described, taking Lucas to the
kitchen. “Your mommy always loved putting things in order.”
Walking back into the living room, Evan
pointed to the furniture. “Your mommy bought these.”
Evan was giving Lucas a tour of the entire villa. Shantelle followed behind them, smiling and giggling whenever her son
made a silly remark.
Taking Lucas to the main bedroom, Evan revealed, “This is Mommy and Daddy’s room. Wanna look around?”
“Uhuh!” Lucas exclaimed. The first thing
he saw was their wedding portrait hanging on the wall. “Wow! Is that
Mommy? She looks so pretty!”
“The room is nice, daddy! It’s so big!”
Lucas added.
“It is,” Evan confirmed. “Now, let me
take you to your room.”
“My room? But I want to stay with you,’ Lucas begged. “You did not put me to bed for days!” Lucas hugged Evan, asking, Please,
daddy. Please. Can I sleep next to you? I miss you. Can I stay here with you and Mommy?”
The plan was to have more of Shantelle, but that would not happen if Lucas slept in the same bed with them. But how can he
ever deny his son? He owed him so many years of his time and attention.
Behind the door, Shantelle was giggling at him. She raised both her hands, suggesting how it was all his decision to make. Thus,
he surrendered to Lucas, saying, “Alright, buddy. We will all stay in the main room.”

“Yey! Yey!” Lucas jumped for joy. He then
revealed, “I remember my classmate in Warlington telling me that when he was
little, he used to stay with his mommy and daddy at night, but I never did, so I wanted to try it!”
Lucas’ words made Shantelle choke on
her spew. Her face paled, knowing that it was her fault, but thankfully, Evan was quick to divert the topic. When he saw
Shantelle’s reaction, he immediately
carried Lucas into his arms, saying, Let’s do everything you wanna do. What
else do you want to do with your mommy and daddy?”
”
“I want to do hand painting with Mommy
and Daddy! I want to swim with Mommy
and Daddy! I want to go to an amusement park with Mommy and Daddy.” Lucas went on and on, even repeating some of the
things they had already done. The last thing he requested, however, made Evan
laugh. The young man said, “I want to
take care of my little brother with
Mommy and Daddy!”
At night, Lucas slept in between his parents. He turned from side to side, repeatedly hugging Evan and Shantelle. He kept
saying, “I love you, Mommy. I love you, Daddy.”
“I love you, Lucas,” Shantelle said each time he expressed those words.
“I love my little man,” Evan said
whenever Lucas would turn to him.

For an hour, Lucas was restless, circling his leg around Shantelle and then turning to Evan to do the same. He did it so many
times, unable to decide which position to
take.
In the end, Lucas grabbed Shantelle’s arm and wrapped it around him, forcing his mommy to face the boy’s back. Whereas,
Lucas’ legs were around Evan’s
thigh.
Evan and Shantelle both patted Lucas to
sleep. When he was completely out, Evan said, “I know we are supposed to teach him independence, but I figured, let’s have
him experience the things he missed when I wasn’t around.”
Shantelle nodded. She said, “This is just a phase. He is overwhelmed that I have
allowed this intimacy between us. He’ll want his own space in time.”
“I guess it’s the same for me,” Evan admitted. “Having you both here, sleeping in the villa – our villa, resting in our bed.” He
smiled, nearly teary-eyed, adding, “It makes me so elated to be able
to make up for lost times.”
Evan’s hand reached for Shantelle. He caressed her cheek and said, “Thank you so much, Shanty, for giving me this
chance a chance to be with you and a
–
chance to be a father.”
***
The next day, Evan brought Shantelle and Lucas to the old Thompson mansion, where Erick and Clara had the
opportunity to play with Lucas.

As Evan promised, they swam together at the swimming pool behind the mansion. Erick and Clara were photographers as Evan
taught Lucas how to swim. They
played ball in the water and played shark.
Shantelle would carry Lucas on her
shoulder while Evan chased after them, pretending to be a shark.
“Mommy, hurry! Daddy’s going to catch us! Ahhh!” Lucas screamed, and each
time Evan would catch up, he would tickle his son. The sight of which added to everyone’s amusement.
Evan also found time to have a hand
painting-session in the afternoon.
Howard had bought large papers and oil paints from the nearby bookstore, and the family of three indulged, coloring the paper
with their fingerprints.
After they were done imprinting the paper, Shantelle suddenly smudged Evan’s face. It started a gleeful battle that ended in
tickling, smearing their entire clothes, and endless laughter. Lucas
happily yielded, painting both his
parents.
Clara and Erick happily took pictures repeatedly, utterly entertained. He also
sent copies to William and Eleanor.
Needless to say, Lucas had the time of his
life. He had so much fun that he dozed off
while riding back to the Scotts’ mansion in the evening. When they arrived, Evan
carried Lucas to his room for a nap while

Shantelle carried their things.
In Lucas’ bedroom, Evan watched his son
sleep. He did not know how long he stayed there, simply admiring his son. He ran his fingers through Lucas’ hair and
said, “I wish I were there when you were
born. I would have been the happiest dad.
After checking the time and realizing how
late it was, Evan kissed Lucas’ cheek,
saying, “Goodnight, my little man. Soon,
we will live together.”
He turned to the door and found
Shantelle standing there. She
immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his lips. She said, ” You are such a great father, Evan.”
“Thank you,” Evan said, kissing her back and circling his arms around her waist. “I
love being a father to Lucas.”
“Did you already have your period?” Out of nowhere, Evan asked. He hoped a little
that he could still make love with
Shantelle. 1
However, his wifey laughed and replied, ‘ I did. Just now.”
A hiss left his lips, and he swore, “Next week, then. During the anniversary party.
Shantelle did not know why, but the thought of doing it with Evan again made. her core tingle. She tried to dismiss it by laughing,
but her face showed everything as she turned tomato red. Bashfully, she replied, “Next week.”

She walked Evan down the mansion. They were about to make it out to the driveway
when William called their attention.
“Evan, a word, please,” William said, his
head leaning toward the study.
Evan followed Doctor Scott and closed the
door behind him. After settling in his
seat, he asked, “What is it, Uncle?”
William showed him the photos that
Erick had taken. He smiled and said, Look at Lucas here.” His eyes gleamed as he described, “I’ve never seen my grandson this
happy.”
“I think I spent half an hour just going through these pictures. Both my daughter and my grandson look so happy,”
William described.
William leaned back and said, “Of course, I have seen this for a while. I just did not want to admit it yet.”
“Evan, you broke my daughter’s heart. You made her take away her glow, that beautiful smile on her face. You don’t
know how much that hurt me too,”
William said.
Evan did not know why William was suddenly bringing this up again. He honestly thought they were done talking about the past.
He wound up looking
down apologetically.
“But who would have thought,” William resumed. He sniffed and added, “Who would have thought, you would be that same
person to make her smile this way again, and bring so much happiness to my grandson.”

“You know, Evan. I was worried that I
might be talking to you about this
prematurely. I meant to wait it out,
observe some more – maybe another
month or two, but I realize it is just
holding me back from fully moving
forward,” William described. “So, let me
say it before I change my mind.”
“Evan, I give you my support
wholeheartedly. I pray that you won’t
hurt my daughter or Lucas, because I
would hate myself too – ”
“Uncle, I won’t. I swear I won’t,” Evan
promised. He felt so relieved; it seemed
like a needle had been pricked out of his heart. Evan wound up letting out a sigh, massaging his chest. He looked down and then
back up. Water welled in his eyes as he said, “I will love Shanty and Lucas
with everything in me – with all my life.
Thank you, Uncle. Your support means a lot to me.”
“Please, Evan, take care of Shanty and
Lucas, because not everyone gets a second chance in love and life,” William
closed.

Evan nodded and replied, “I am giving it my all, Uncle, all the way.”