The CEO’s Ex-Wife Is A Famous Doctor

Chapter 3: The Anonymous Number

Dark circles formed around her eyes as Shantelle packed her bags at five in the morning. She kept returning to the closet and deciding on what to bring. Evan bought her a few dresses. Even if they were in a loveless marriage, somehow, he had thought about her.

“I think it’s better not to bring anything that would remind me of Evan,” she mumbled and resumed packing only those she bought with her father’s money.

When she was done, she called for her father’s driver and asked him to pick her up. Only then did she read the terms of their divorce. She read it once and twice until it all sunk into her head.

“You are getting a divorce, Shanty. You are getting a divorce,” she repeated. “No more crying. Cry later when you are at home.”

“Ten million dollars.” She reread. Evan would give her ten million dollars as alimony for accepting the divorce terms.

Shantelle marked out the alimony. She affixed her signature on the correction. Afterward, she cautiously signed her name on every page and at the last part.

She felt a knife stab her heart as she affixed her signature next to Evan’s. For a moment, she wondered when he had signed this contract.

When Shantelle was done, her shaking hands placed the same document beside the table, and she sadly removed her wedding ring. Tears threatened to fall again, but she held back.

Shantelle allowed herself a few minutes to take it all in. Just as she was sitting on the bed, her phone buzzed. Immediately, she assumed it was her father’s driver.

To her surprise, it was the same anonymous number that had been telling her about Evan and Nicole. However, the message was bolder this time, declaring herself.

Her eyes widened at what she saw, and her heart galloped!

On her screen was a picture of Evan having coffee at an unfamiliar dining area. From the photo, Shantelle could tell that Evan had just woken up. His hair was messy, and he wore his usual office attire, except it was all wrinkled.

The message on her phone read: [No matter what you do, he will come back to me. He never loved you. Give up.]

eyes! Apparently, her

her head back on the sheets. She laughed and laughed while tears streamed down her

like ten minutes of laughing and crying, her heart out, she replied to the message, saying: [So it was you all along, Nicole.

Shantelle had already signed the divorce papers and earnestly accepted that

do. Still, she thought it was necessary to let Evan know what Nicole

typed her message: [I agree to the divorce. You can have your ten million dollars. I don’t need the money, Evan. I am Shantelle Scott, daughter of the world-famous cardio surgeon, Doctor William Scott.

Evan would get her message clearly. She wrote added instructions in her

I said in my text, you don’t need to give me any money. And, I’m sorry about the picture message I sent you. I just

She gave her room one last look before

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friends. His brown-colored eyes narrowed at his drink. His perfectly sculpted and slightly bearded jaws clenched before gulping down a full glass of

ran his fingers through his dark brown hair and announced, “I’m

soon, one of his friends, Sean, asked, “I can’t believe this. Are

always envious of our single-blessed life,” Wendell remarked before gulping down a full

going on?” Keith arrived, curious about the purpose of

been good friends with Evan since high school. They parted ways when they studied at different colleges, but they had

and Wendell first glanced at Evan. Seeing he was seriously drinking his liquor, Wendell revealed, “Evan is divorcing

frown. He sat next to Evan and poured himself a glass

wanted to get married two years ago. I was twenty-five then, at the prime of my life. I had many plans. It was all my father’s doing, and she rode in on it. She is not

fine last year?” Sean asked. “Weren’t

His response was his way of justifying his decision. “I just endured it. But now that father no longer has the stamina to run the corporation, and he has no choice but to hand me the full authority, I am free to

had enough of her being constantly jealous and insecure!”

friends, but eventually, Keith

spending time with Nicole lately. Plus, you kept that a secret from Shanty.