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.

a stop at where it

had bought her camomile tea from the coffee shop while he had

espresso.

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

I spend more time with him,

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

bringing him lunch – among other things.” She chuckled

he was

lost that

started arguing,

bad.”

love, all of which lead me to this day. Can you

She said. 1

meant to be

an

Keith replied,

you mean.

you do

statement? Why do you talk about love, Mister Henderson?” She nodded

ever been

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

backstory.”

as she answered, “Really

seconds, Keith just

Eventually, he revealed, “I started to like this girl when I was twenty-three. She is younger than me, but

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

me attracted her. She

“Around two years ago, she broke my

Did

Shantelle asked.

say that,” Keith

months without talking to anybody? I remember that. Evan was cussing about

all week,” Shantelle said.

your honeymoon?” Keith asked with a

children’s hospital in Lockwood,’

I took care of those insurance claims when

was being

was an

liking a girl. She

chuckled. He ran his

and, without looking at her, he answered, “No.

will introduce

that time will

anyway, that’s when

trying to find the

words.

before laughing. “I’m pretty sure you

admit,

hearts you

tripled, in the past

to forget her.

but I know my methods were wrong,”

things we