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

Chapter 30

Sarah's pov.

The sun was up when I woke up. I sat on the edge of my bed, phone in hand, rereading Richard's message over and over.

"Wesley's been using you, Sarah. He's my rival. That's the only reason he got close to you."

It didn't make sense. Wesley? My Wesley? The man who had been there for me when I needed support the most?

The same man who helped me launch my business, who believed in me? My stomach twisted as the doubt began creeping in.

I replayed everything Wesley had said, all those times he praised my work. Was it all just a ploy?

I got up and started pacing, trying to make sense of it. Richard and Wesley had never crossed paths in front of me.

I hadn't known they were rivals, though Richard was always private about his business dealings.

But now that I thought about it, I remembered asking Wesley months ago why he was so interested in helping me.

He'd just smiled and said, "I see potential in you, Sarah. You've got something special."

I never questioned it at the time. I was so grateful for his help that I didn't see any reason to doubt him. But now...was Richard right?

I shoved the phone in my bag and stood up, pacing the length of my apartment.

My brain couldn't stop spinning. Richard was being petty, right? He couldn't handle that I was doing well without him.

That had to be it. But the seed of doubt was planted, and it was growing faster than I could push it away.

I need to focus. Work will take my mind off things.

***

I arrived. Phones ringing, keyboards clacking, the low

tried to immerse myself in the noise, hoping it would

talking animatedly on the phone, and I gave her a small wave as I

into a pile of emails

the next, making it impossible to focus.

knock on the door, and Zoe poked her head in. "You

smile. "Yeah, just one of those

mugs of coffee. "I figured. I saw the look on your face when you came in. Thought you could

her, grateful

plopped down in the chair across from me. "Want to talk about it? Or is

a way of lightening the mood, even when everything felt heavy.

boy, Relationship kinda stuff?" she asked,

hesitated. "Kind of. You ever have that feeling where you think you know someone, but then

her chair, nodding. "Yeah, it's called finding

on my coffee.

year. Family reunions

couldn't help but laugh. Zoe had a knack for taking the most awkward situations and turning them into comic

her voice softening, "if you're feeling weird about something, maybe it's worth talking to him about it. You're a smart woman, Sarah. If something feels off, it probably is." I

dusting off her hands. "I'll let you get back to work. But

again, feeling a little lighter. "I'll keep that in

is the best medicine," Zoe

wanted her to work on. "You're lucky you have a good sense of

fire me. I'm the glue that holds

yourself that," I teased, feeling lighter for

day, I had an important meeting with one of our clients, and I forced myself to push everything else

in the conference room, ready to go, when I realized something wasn't right. "Wait, where's the report?" I asked, scanning the materials in front of

"Uh, it's not ready yet. We're missing some numbers from the finance

of frustration rise in my chest. "Mark, I needed that report for this meeting. What