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.

***

arrived. Phones ringing,

in the noise, hoping it would drown out

desk, talking animatedly on the phone, and I

pile of emails

blurred into the next, making it impossible to

heard a knock on the door, and Zoe poked her head in.

a smile.

in, balancing two mugs of coffee. "I figured. I saw the look on your face when

mug from her, grateful for

plopped down in the chair across from me. "Want to talk about it? Or is this one of those 'Zoe, leave me alone and let me wallow'

lightening the mood, even when everything felt heavy.

Relationship kinda stuff?"

you know someone, but then something comes out of nowhere and

"Yeah, it's called finding out your ex has been DM-ing

on my coffee.

last year. Family reunions

laugh. Zoe had a knack for taking the

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

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

feeling a little lighter. "I'll

is the best medicine," Zoe said with a satisfied

to work on. "You're lucky you have

mock gasp. "You'd never fire me. I'm the

that," I teased, feeling

day, I had an important meeting with one of our clients, and I

was a big one. My team gathered in the conference room, ready to

Mark, looked up sheepishly. "Uh, it's not ready

in my chest.