Winning Back His Ex's Wife's Broken Heart by Hayley

Chapter 25

Richard's POV

I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the city lights outside the window. The penthouse was too quiet, too cold.

Susan had left hours ago, angry at me for not going to her stupid party. I couldn't focus on her anymore.

All I could think about was Sarah.

I don't know when it started, this gnawing feeling in my gut.

Maybe it was when I saw her in the news a few weeks ago, sitting next to Wesley. Smiling. Confidence. Happy.

And that's what twisted me up inside. Happy. Without me.

I shook my head, trying to push it away, but the thoughts kept coming back.

I thought being with Susan was the right thing. I thought she would fit into my life better, that she wouldn't ask for too much. But now, sitting here alone, it hit me like a slap in the face.

I had made the biggest mistake of my life.

I sighed and reached for my phone on the nightstand. My thumb hovered over Sarah's name in the contacts.

I hadn't deleted it yet, even after the divorce. Maybe I didn't think of it much. Maybe I hadn't cared.

I hit the call button. My heart pounded in my chest, and I felt my mouth go dry as the phone rang once, twice. Then, a robotic voice cut through. 'The number you have dialed is no longer in service.'

Gone. Just like that.

I slammed the phone down, my hand shaking. "Damn it, Sarah."

Well. What was I thinking? Of course, it only made sense that she changed her sim. New life. New contacts.

How had I missed it? Why didn't I see it earlier? Well, I was either blind or pretended not to notice.

Everyone liked her more than Susan. And when they saw me with Susan, it felt as if they were pitying me-including my best friend.

Martin's words still echoed in my ear. 'Maybe they're right, Richard! You think hundreds of people are all wrong? You think it's just rumors?'

I ruffled my hair in frustration. Were they right? Was I wrong?

I was still sitting there, lost in my thoughts when I heard the door to the bedroom swing open.

strutted in, her heels clicking on the hardwood floor. She

makeup perfect. But all I saw

hands on her hips. "You didn't even bother to show up

People are

didn't have the

the bed. "That's

even care about us anymore? Or

I

you want me to say, Susan? That I'm sorry

"That I don't care about you showing off to people who

about me at

notice when you look at

didn't want to have this fight.

what's going on. It

I see it in your eyes every time you're off in your little world. I bet you regret letting her go, huh? I bet you wish she was

I spun around to face her, my voice low. "Don't.

didn't understand this life-our life. She was weak, Richard. She-" "Stop!" I shouted, louder than I meant to. My voice echoed

damn thing about her, Susan. She wasn't

a deep breath, my heart racing. "I should never have let her

heavy that a

had just slapped her.

still sharp. "So, that's it, then? You regret choosing me? You wish you were still with

swallowed hard. I didn't know how to answer that. My mind was a mess.

I wish I was still with Sarah? The answer was clear, but saying it out loud felt like a final nail in the coffin of this life I had

know,"

hurt there. "You're

everything will be fine? Well, guess what, Richard? You lost her. And now you're gonna lose me too and you

behind her, leaving

I had said settled over me like a heavy blanket. I sank back

Because deep down, I knew she was

had lost Sarah. And now, I was losing

beside me, useless. I stared at it, hoping for

Sarah would somehow call, that she'd forgive me, that everything would go back to the way it was. But I knew

just maybe, I had lost the only

***

music loud, and the

booths, the kind with leather seats that

my throat. I wasn't here to drink, but

group of girls danced, their bodies moving in sync with the beat. He smirked, his eyes glistening as