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.

make a stop

He had bought her camomile tea from the coffee shop

espresso.

saw him nod, and his shoulders lifted and fell for a second. He replied, “It’s the right thing. I hoped that you had pursued medicine

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

taking medicine went down the drain. Back then, I could not

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

thinking he was meeting

“He lost that client

we started arguing,

bad.”

for love, all of which lead me to

She said. 1

statement wasn’t meant to

an affirmation

Keith

what you

do

do you talk about

ever been

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

backstory.”

entirely. She snorted as she answered, “Really now?

seconds, Keith just looked at

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

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

of me attracted her.

said. “Around two years

happened? Did she reject

Shantelle asked.

say that,”

two months without talking to

all week,” Shantelle said.

cussing about me during your honeymoon?” Keith asked with a

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

sneered. “Well, I took

was

an awkward silence

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

He

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

introduce you to

that time will

when I started

trying to

words.

said before laughing. “I’m pretty sure you dated

I admit, the number

you had broken

tripled, in the

forget her.

her heart, but I know my methods

things we do for