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.

able to look at my couch without

gripping the edge of the counter, my knuckles

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

phone buzzed again, pulling me from

need to reach out like this, but you need to know something

was to delete it and move

read the message again, then

say to me? Didn't get enough when you stole

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

phone buzzed within

didn't steal him. He came to me. And if you think he's changed, well... I thought you should know the truth before you

deep. The truth? What the hell was she trying

a ring on her finger before the

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

office, while I tried to focus on work, my thoughts kept circling back to her words. Richard had

knew him in ways I didn't,

She wanted me to doubt him.

the news, when my phone buzzed again.

like you, Sarah. But I don't want to see you get played the same way I was. You think Richard's back

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

could even think of a

'suddenly' had to go on that business trip last month? The one he didn't tell you about? Guess where

That trip. The same one Richard had been weirdly vague about.

myself I was being paranoid. But now, Susan

hovered over the

are you talking

Her response came quickly.

weekend together. He came down to

heart pounding. That couldn't be true. Could