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

Chapter 36

Sarah's POV.

I stood at the large windows of my office, looking out at the city below. The view was impressive, but my thoughts were miles away.

It had been a few days since I slammed the door in Richard and Wesley's faces.

A part of me wondered if I had overreacted, but the larger part of me knew that it was time to take control of my life.

I was done being pushed around, done letting them dictate my emotions.

Richard married me for his inheritance-that truth still stung. But what hurt more was that I spent years hoping he'd fall in love with me.

That one day, he'd see me as more than just a means to an end. And Wesley?

I didn't even know where to start with him. He claimed he was helping me with my business, but instead he was just using me to get under Richard's skin.

I sighed, running a hand through my hair. I needed to stop thinking about them.

I had more important things to focus on, like my company. After everything that had happened, my business had become my lifeline.

It was the one thing I could control, the one thing I was proud of. And now, I was determined to take it to the next level.

A knock at the door snapped me out of my thoughts. "Come in," I called, turning away from the window.

Zoe stepped inside with her usual clipboard in hand.

"Sarah, you have a meeting in an hour with the team to discuss the new product launch. And I've scheduled a call with the potential investors for tomorrow morning." "Thanks, Zoe," I said, smiling at her. "I'll be ready."

She hesitated for a moment before speaking again. "Are you okay? You've seemed... distracted lately."

I forced a smile, not wanting to burden her with my personal drama. "I'm fine. Just a lot on my mind. But I'm focused, I promise."

Zoe nodded, still looking a little uncertain, but she didn't press further. "Alright. Let me know if you need anything."

down at my desk and opened my

of progress over the last months, but

push boundaries. Richard and Wesley's businesses were always looming in the background,

company on my terms,

at potential new markets

sure if we were ready. The idea of going global was exciting, but it was

surge of determination. If I could make this

succeed on

I glanced at the caller ID and saw it was

with a smile. "Emma! I was just thinking about

girl?" Emma's cheerful voice was always a breath of fresh

replied with a chuckle. "Work is keeping me

I saw the news about your company's latest product

"Thanks, Emma. But there's still so much to do. I'm thinking about expanding into

built something amazing, Sarah. Don't doubt yourself. If

exactly what I needed to hear. "You really

if you need investors or advice, you

longer, and by the time I hung

going to let fear or the

time worrying about Richard's approval, about Wesley's intentions. Now, it was all about me and what I

dove deeper into work. The meeting with my team

it excited me. I stayed late, going over numbers and strategies,

chair, feeling a little tired but satisfied with the progress I'd made. My phone buzzed, and I glanced at it. It was a message from Wesley.

wasn't ready to deal with Wesley

taken up too much space in my life for too long. Right now, I need to

was a big opportunity, and I wasn't

went over my notes, Zoe knocked and stepped into the

let you know everything is set for the

do this," I replied, feeling

than I expected. The investors were impressed with my vision and the direction I wanted to take the