The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 26: The Playboy’s Backstory

[Sometimes, when things don’t work out the way you planned, something better is coming. It may be difficult to believe where you stand; often, redirection is a helpful intervention. This is a gift, and I know it. Love and kisses to my girl, Shanty! I’ll see you in a week.]

Shantelle smiled, reading Karise’s post on her profile. Soon, her other friends left

comments.

[I don’t care if I am broke. I’ll see my girl, too] Felice said.

Below, Felice, her other friend, Celest, remarked. [I am far more broke, but Karise will pay for my ticket. I love you @ Karise! See you soon, beautiful Shanty!]

It made Shantelle smile altogether.

Shantelle was leaning against the wall

outside the classroom of her last subject

of the day, going through her friend’s plans of flying out to Warlington.

She sucked in a breath, and after putting

her phone back inside her bag, she caressed her growing belly.

Two weeks ago, during her birthday, she had told her parents about the pregnancy. It broke their heart because plans were changing now with a new life taken into the equation. However, like the loving parents they were, they accepted the circumstance. Her father began making phone calls, assessing how she could get through medical school faster despite

falling pregnant.

Shantelle walked out of the school,

confident. She knew she could overcome

her endeavors with her friends’ and

family’s support. One day, she will

become one of the best thoracic

surgeons.

One day.

Arriving outside the gates, she was

stunned to see Keith Henderson. She

looked around and realized the driver her

father had hired was nowhere to be seen.

“I told your father I would send you home. I am leaving Warlington and don’t know when I’ll be back. I thought I’d say goodbye,” he said. “Not forever, though.”

Then he gave that sexy smirk that made

Shantelle shake her head.

***

“I’m keeping the baby,” Shantelle revealed as they sat in the bench park.

stop at where it all

tea from the coffee shop while he had

espresso.

a second. He replied, “It’s the right thing. I hoped

college last year, I thought I spend more time with him, you know. Then, a

So all that plan of taking medicine went down the drain. Back then, I could not allow

Evan around, secretly checking his phone, going to his office, and making excuses like bringing him lunch

he was meeting

head, she revealed, “He lost that client because of me, and

started arguing,

bad.”

love, all of which

She said. 1

wasn’t meant to

an affirmation of

However, Keith

precisely what you mean. Love

do outlandish

Why do you talk about love, Mister Henderson?”

Casanova has ever

you should know,

backstory.”

she answered, “Really now? I’m

Keith just

started to like this girl when I was twenty-three. She is younger than me, but unfortunately, she was in love

in front of her, looking sexy, the boy next door type, the hot shot businessman, but nothing.

of me attracted her. She

me,” he said. “Around two years ago, she broke my

happened? Did she

Shantelle asked.

could say that,” Keith

that why you left town for two months without talking to anybody?

all week,” Shantelle said.

cussing about me during your honeymoon?” Keith

do with the children’s hospital

that.” Keith sneered. “Well, I took care

was

an awkward silence

recalled Evan saying something about Keith liking a girl.

chuckled. He ran his

and, without looking at her,

introduce you to

if that time will

when I

to find the

words.

laughing. “I’m pretty sure you

admit,

you had

in the

forget her.

place in her heart, but I know my

things we