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.

had decided to make a stop at where

camomile tea from the

espresso.

his shoulders lifted and fell for a second. He replied, “It’s the right

lightly laughed. She answered, When I finished college last year, I thought I spend more time with him, you know. Then,

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

like bringing him lunch – among other things.” She chuckled and revealed, “I even went to one of Evan’s client meetings

thinking he was meeting

she revealed, “He lost

we started

bad.”

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

She said. 1

statement wasn’t meant to

but an affirmation of

However, Keith replied,

precisely what you mean. Love

you do outlandish

what is that statement? Why do you talk about love, Mister Henderson?” She nodded and suggested,

Casanova has ever

“Shanty, you

backstory.”

laughed entirely. She snorted as she

just

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

sexy, the boy next door type, the hot shot businessman, but nothing. Not a

attracted

he said. “Around two years ago, she broke

happened? Did

Shantelle asked.

could say

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

all week,” Shantelle said.

me during your honeymoon?” Keith asked with a

children’s hospital in Lockwood,’ Shantelle said, lifting

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

Evan was being

was an

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

chuckled. He ran his

his hair, and, without looking at her, he answered,

time, I will introduce you

that

that’s when I started

trying to find

words.

said before laughing.

I admit,

you had broken

in

wanted to forget her.

know my methods were wrong,” Keith

idiotic things we do