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 where it all unfolded;

had bought her camomile tea from the coffee

espresso.

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

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

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

secretly checking his phone, going to his office, and making excuses like bringing him lunch –

restaurant, thinking he was

her head, she revealed, “He lost that

we started

bad.”

for love, all of which lead me to

She said. 1

statement wasn’t meant

an

However, Keith replied,

what you mean.

do

is that statement? Why do you talk about love, Mister Henderson?” She

Casanova has ever been

chuckled and responded, “Shanty, you should

backstory.”

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

Keith just

in the park. Eventually, he revealed, “I started to like this girl when I was

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

me attracted

two years

happened? Did she

Shantelle asked.

could say

was that why you left town for two months without talking to anybody? I

all week,” Shantelle said.

during your honeymoon?”

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

took care of

was being

an awkward

something about Keith liking a girl.

chuckled. He

at her,

I will introduce you to

that time will ever

when

to

words.

laughing. “I’m pretty sure you dated

I admit, the number

hearts you

tripled, in

forget her. I know I’ll

I know my methods were wrong,” Keith said in

idiotic things we do for love,