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.

to make a stop at where it all unfolded;

tea from the coffee shop while he

espresso.

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

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

was back in town. So all that plan of taking medicine went down the drain. Back

checking his phone, going to his office, and making excuses like bringing him lunch – among other

restaurant, thinking he was meeting

she revealed, “He lost

we started arguing, really,

bad.”

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

She said. 1

statement wasn’t meant

but an affirmation of

Keith

precisely what you mean. Love

do outlandish

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

has ever been in

“Shanty, you should know, every playboy has

backstory.”

as she

seconds, Keith just looked

when I was twenty-three. She is younger than

boy next door type, the

me attracted her.

said. “Around two years

happened? Did she

Shantelle asked.

say that,” Keith

left town for two months without talking to anybody? I remember that. Evan was cussing about

all week,” Shantelle said.

your honeymoon?” Keith asked

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

took care of those insurance

was being

an awkward silence

never recalled Evan saying something about Keith liking a girl. She turned to him, asking, “Is it

He ran

at

I will introduce you to

yet if that

anyway, that’s when I

trying to find

words.

laughing. “I’m

admit,

hearts you

in the past two

to forget her. I know I’ll

her heart, but I know my methods were

we do for