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

Chapter 51

Sarah's

pov

If you'd told me a year ago that I'd be waking up to a message from her of all people, I'd have laughed in your face.

Susan. Richard's ex-lover. The woman I once called the devil in high heels. The same one who pranced into my life and nearly tore my marriage apart.

And now, out of nowhere, she was texting me? Of course, my first reaction was to laugh. It was either that or scream.

I'd barely had time to make coffee, and there it was, my phone buzzing from the kitchen counter.

When I saw her name flash on the screen, I swear my stomach twisted into knots.

I hadn't heard from Susan since I came to Mexico, leaving me with the broken pieces of my life after Richard chose her over me.

Yeah, Richard didn't love me, but it hurt the same. Now she had the nerve to message me?

The first text was like a punch.

"Hey Sarah. Long time."

I nearly dropped my mug. My heart pounded. Why was she even messaging me?

After all these months, why now? I stared at the screen for a good minute before typing back.

"What do you want, Susan? Thought you'd be too busy wrecking lives in the States."

Yeah, I was mad. I had every right to be. She hadn't just ruined my relationship-she'd strutted into my life, into our home, and practically made herself queen of the place.

ever be able to look at my couch without picturing her sitting there, legs crossed, smirking at

realize I was gripping the edge of

her name was when she was splashed all over national TV-as

buzzed again, pulling

to reach out like this, but you need

first instinct was to delete it and move on with my day, but curiosity

the phone and read the message again, then

me? Didn't get enough when you stole

a cheap shot, but it felt good to say it. Susan had already torn my life apart once.

buzzed

to me. And if you think he's changed, well... I thought you should know the truth

deep. The truth? What the hell was she trying

a ring

been humiliated, reduced to watching their engagement on TV like it was some sort of victory lap. But Richard had come back.

while I tried to focus on work, my thoughts kept circling back to her words. Richard had been making efforts, trying to show me he wasn't the same man who left me. But Susan... She knew

knew him in ways I didn't, or maybe

wanted me to

couch, half-watching the news, when my phone buzzed again.

even bothering. Honestly, I don't like you, Sarah. But I don't want to see you get played the same way I was. You think Richard's back for good? Think again." I rolled my eyes

messing with me. She knew how to twist the knife in just

of a reply, my

business trip last month? The one he didn't

same one Richard had been weirdly vague about. The one where he didn't

But now, Susan was bringing it up like it was some sort

hovered over the screen, trembling as I

you

Her response came quickly.

spent that weekend together. He came down to

the screen, my heart pounding. That couldn't be true.