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

had bought her camomile tea from the coffee shop while he

espresso.

lifted and fell for a second. He replied, “It’s the right thing. I hoped that you had pursued medicine right

I finished college last year, I thought I spend more time with

in town. So all that plan of taking medicine went down the drain. Back then, I could not allow Nicole to have

bringing him lunch – among other things.” She chuckled and revealed, “I

restaurant, thinking he

“He lost that client because of

started

bad.”

did stupid things for love, all of which lead me to this day.

She said. 1

wasn’t meant

an

Keith replied,

you mean. Love

you do

what is that statement? Why do you talk about love, Mister Henderson?”

has ever

responded, “Shanty, you should know, every playboy has

backstory.”

laughed entirely. She snorted as she answered, “Really

seconds, Keith just

like this girl when I was twenty-three. She is younger

turn up in front of her, looking sexy, the boy next door type, the hot shot businessman,

attracted her.

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

happened? Did

Shantelle asked.

say

months without talking to anybody? I remember that.

all week,” Shantelle said.

about me during your honeymoon?” Keith asked with a

something to do with the children’s hospital in Lockwood,’ Shantelle said, lifting her

took care of those insurance

was being

was an

them. Shantelle never recalled Evan saying something about Keith liking a girl. She turned to him, asking,

He

without looking at her, he

will introduce you to

yet if that

when I started

to find

words.

said before laughing. “I’m pretty sure you dated

I admit, the number

you had broken

in the past

her. I know

in her heart, but I know my methods were wrong,”

idiotic things we do for love,