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 all unfolded; the

tea from the coffee shop while

espresso.

and his shoulders lifted and fell for a second. He replied,

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

that plan of taking medicine went down the drain. Back then, I could

office, and making excuses like bringing him lunch – among other things.” She chuckled and revealed, “I even went to one

he

lost that client because

started arguing, really,

bad.”

of which lead me to this day. Can you

She said. 1

wasn’t meant to be

an affirmation of

Keith replied,

what you mean.

do

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

Casanova has ever been

“Shanty, you should know, every playboy

backstory.”

as she answered, “Really

just looked at

the park. Eventually, he revealed, “I started to like this girl when I was twenty-three. She is

front of her, looking sexy, the boy next door type, the hot shot businessman, but nothing. Not

attracted her.

two years ago, she

Did she

Shantelle asked.

could say that,”

left town for two months without talking to anybody? I remember

all week,” Shantelle said.

your honeymoon?” Keith asked

something to do with the children’s hospital

Keith sneered. “Well, I took care of those insurance claims when

Evan was

was an awkward

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

chuckled. He ran

without looking at her, he answered,

will introduce you to her.

know yet if that

that’s when

frowned, trying to

words.

Shantelle said before laughing. “I’m

I admit,

hearts you had broken

tripled, in the past two

to forget her. I know

but I know my methods were

“The idiotic things we do