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

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

espresso.

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

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

of taking medicine went down the

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

restaurant, thinking he was meeting

“He lost that client because

we started arguing, really,

bad.”

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

She said. 1

statement wasn’t meant

but an affirmation of

However, Keith replied,

you mean. Love

do outlandish

you talk about love, Mister

ever

“Shanty, you should know, every playboy

backstory.”

she answered, “Really

just looked at

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

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

attracted her.

years

happened? Did

Shantelle asked.

could say

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

all week,” Shantelle said.

me during your honeymoon?” Keith asked with

children’s hospital in Lockwood,’

that.” Keith sneered. “Well, I took

Evan was being

an

saying something about Keith liking a girl. She turned to

He ran

without looking at her,

time, I will introduce you to

that time

anyway, that’s when I started

to find the

words.

laughing. “I’m pretty sure

I admit,

hearts you had broken

not tripled, in the past

her. I know I’ll

a place in her heart, but I know my methods were wrong,” Keith

idiotic things we do for love,