Chapter 24

Richard's POV.

It involved Sarah? What does that mean? The TV flickered on, and Martin stepped aside, giving me a clear view.

My head was still spinning from the argument with Susan, but the moment I saw the headline flash across the screen, all thoughts of her vanished. "Vitalé Wellness CEO Sarah Williams Makes Waves in New Markets"

Sarah's face filled the screen, and I froze.

"What the fuck is going on, Sarah is the CEO of Vitale?" I asked no one in particular.

She was sitting at some press event, dressed in a sleek, fitted suit that made her look more confident than I ever remembered.

Her smile was calm, and collected, like she had everything figured out.

She leaned forward slightly as a reporter asked her something, and when she answered, it was like watching someone else entirely.

And then, out of nowhere, he appeared.

Wesley.

Wesley freaking Stan, sitting right beside her with that smug grin on his face. My heart dropped to my stomach, and for a second, I couldn't even process what I was seeing. "Is that-?" Martin started again, still processing. "Is that Wesley sitting next to Sarah?"

I couldn't answer. I was too stunned, my heart pounding as I watched them on live TV, cozy as ever.

Sarah was talking, smiling even, like this was some sort of joke.

"What the hell...," I whispered, barely recognizing my own voice. "What the hell is going on? How the hell did they meet?"

me, but he didn't say anything. He didn't have to. The anger was boiling up inside me,

at a press event for the company that was destroying mine.

could feel my pulse in my throat, the familiar

coming? I should've known. The sudden rise

of the reporters called, "what's the next

answered, barely listening to the words. She was confident, more confident

I used to think she was fragile, someone who

now, seeing her like this, it hit me that she

doing just fine. Better than

her, whispering something in her ear,

the hell is he doing? My stomach churned, and the jealousy I hadn't even known was

the support from our

hell is this?" I muttered. "Since when does

the screen as more

effortlessly, talking about expansion, growth, and new markets-like she'd

were some sort of

catch it, but Sarah responded without hesitation, switching to Spanish like it was nothing. The reporters looked impressed. Hell, even I was impressed. Since

as if the universe wanted to twist the knife deeper, the next question

you

of me. My hands gripped the edge of

be the one she looked at for support. It should've been me. She smiled softly, her voice calm. "My personal life is separate from

shaking my head. Bullshit. She just pushed

Wesley are more than just business partners. Is there any truth

my chest. No, no way. There's

suspense. "Sarah and I are in

the f-!" The word was halfway

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