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.

decided to make a stop at where it all unfolded;

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

espresso.

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

I spend more time with him,

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

following Evan around, secretly checking his phone, going to his office, and making excuses like bringing him lunch – among other things.” She chuckled and revealed,

restaurant, thinking he was

revealed, “He lost that client because of me,

started

bad.”

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

She said. 1

wasn’t meant to

but an

However, Keith replied,

what you mean. Love

do outlandish

talk about

ever been

you should

backstory.”

She snorted as she answered, “Really now? I’m all

Keith just

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

front of her, looking sexy, the boy next

me attracted her. She

me,” he said. “Around two years ago, she broke

Did she reject

Shantelle asked.

say that,” Keith

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

all week,” Shantelle said.

cussing about me during your honeymoon?” Keith

hospital in

“Well, I took care of those insurance claims

was being

was an awkward

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

He ran

and, without looking at her, he answered, “No. Not

will introduce you to her.

yet if that time will

that’s when I started

to find the

words.

Shantelle said before laughing. “I’m

but I admit, the number

hearts you had broken

tripled, in the past two

forget her. I know

but I know my

“The idiotic things we do