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, keyboards clacking, the low

to immerse myself in the noise, hoping it would drown out my

animatedly on the phone,

my office, I threw myself into a pile of emails that had been

the next, making it

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

looked up, forcing a smile. "Yeah, just one of those

two mugs of coffee. "I figured. I saw the

took the mug from her, grateful for the distraction.

about it? Or is this one of those

lightening the mood, even

Relationship kinda stuff?" she asked, raising an

of. You ever have that feeling where you think you know someone, but then something

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

almost choked on my

year. Family reunions have been super weird

a knack for taking the most awkward situations and turning them into

it's worth talking to him about it. You're a smart woman, Sarah. If something feels off, it probably is." I nodded, though I wasn't ready to admit that out loud yet. "Thanks, Zoe. I'll... figure it

But if

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

medicine," Zoe said with

wanted her to work on. "You're lucky you have a good sense of humor, or I'd

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

I teased, feeling lighter for

important meeting with one of our clients, and I forced myself to push everything

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

it's not ready yet. We're

felt a rush of frustration rise in my chest. "Mark,