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.

***

office buzzed with its usual chaos when I arrived. Phones ringing, keyboards clacking, the

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

was at her desk, talking animatedly on the phone, and I

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

next, making it impossible to focus. I sighed, rubbing my

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

smile. "Yeah, just one of

I saw the look on your face when

mug from her,

it? Or is this one of those 'Zoe, leave me alone and let me wallow'

had a way of lightening the

kinda stuff?"

where you think you know someone, but

finding out your ex has been DM-ing your

almost choked on my coffee. "Wait,

last year. Family reunions have been

taking the most awkward situations and turning them into comic

something, maybe 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.

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

little lighter. "I'll

best medicine," Zoe said with

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

never fire me. I'm the glue that

keep telling yourself that," I teased, feeling lighter for the first time

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

conference room, ready to

looked up sheepishly. "Uh, it's not ready yet. We're missing some

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