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

bought her camomile tea from the coffee shop

espresso.

second. He replied, “It’s the

answered, When I finished college last year, I thought I spend more time

medicine went

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

restaurant, thinking he

she revealed, “He lost that client because

started arguing, really,

bad.”

love, all of which lead me to this

She said. 1

wasn’t meant

but an affirmation of

However, Keith

precisely what you mean. Love

do outlandish

is that statement? Why do you talk about love,

has ever been in

you should know,

backstory.”

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

seconds, Keith just looked at

girl when I was twenty-three.

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

attracted

two years ago, she broke my

Did

Shantelle asked.

could say

months without talking to anybody? I

all week,” Shantelle said.

me during your honeymoon?” Keith asked with

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

“Well, I took

was

was an awkward silence

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

He

hair, and, without looking at her,

time, I will introduce

yet if that time will

when I started

to find

words.

Shantelle said before laughing. “I’m pretty sure

admit,

you had

tripled, in the

to forget her. I know I’ll

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

things we do