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 at where it all unfolded; the

her camomile tea from the coffee shop while he had

espresso.

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

lightly laughed. She answered, When I finished college last year, I thought I spend

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

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

he

revealed, “He lost that client because of me, and

started arguing,

bad.”

did stupid things for love, all of which lead me to

She said. 1

statement wasn’t meant to be

but an

However, Keith

you mean. Love

you do outlandish

Why do you talk about love, Mister Henderson?” She nodded and suggested,

has ever been in

responded, “Shanty, you should know, every playboy

backstory.”

laughed entirely. She snorted as she answered, “Really now? I’m

Keith just looked

to like this girl when I was twenty-three. She is younger

looking sexy, the boy next door type, the hot shot businessman,

attracted

said. “Around two years ago, she broke

happened? Did

Shantelle asked.

say that,” Keith

why you left town for two months without

all week,” Shantelle said.

was cussing about me during your

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

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

Evan was being

an

Evan saying something about Keith liking a girl. She turned to him, asking, “Is it someone I

He ran his

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

introduce you to

yet if that time

that’s when I

to

words.

dating?” Shantelle said before laughing. “I’m

admit, the number

you had

tripled, in

to forget her.

her heart, but I know my methods were wrong,”

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